Parable of the Sower | Essays and Criticism
- Critical Essay on Parable of the Sower
Aubrey holds a Ph.D. in English and has published many articles on twentieth-century literature. In this essay, Aubrey discusses Parable of the Sower in terms of dystopias, utopias, archetypal patterns, coming-of-age novels, and the character of the narrator, Lauren.
- Folk and Urban Communities in
In the following essay excerpt, Dubey identifies “current urban problems” in the changing communities of Parable of the Sower, and argues that “investing literature with broadbased social value” to resolve such dilemmas is problematic.
- Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower One Alternative to a Futureless Future
In the following essay, Gant-Britton explores how Butler creates “new patterns for the future” for African Americans in Parable of the Sower.
- Twenty-First-Century Journeys in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower
In the following essay excerpt, Butler places Lauren within “a direct line of descent” of African American heroines and examines her psychological, spiritual, and physical journeys toward freedom.
- Metafiction as Genre
In the following essay excerpt, Jablon explores how Butler transcends the science fiction and fantasy genre by incorporating elements of black history and serious social commentary into Parable of the Sower.
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