Kindred | Suggested Essay Topics
Prologue, The River, and The Fire
1. Dana is confronted almost immediately by the brutality of the exploitation of blacks by whites in the antebellum South. Explore how the legislation of the time allowed for this exploitation.
2. Why do you think that Octavia Butler chose to write a book about time travel to discuss the history of slavery in the United States?
The Fall
1. Examine the character of Margaret Weylin. How does Octavia Butler use her as an example of a woman of privilege living in the United States in the 1800s?
2. Based on what you have read thus far,...
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