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Octavia ButlerAmerican novelist and sci-fi writer Octavia Butler occupies a distinct position in the canon of American literature. Her works span numerous hybrid and speculative genres; including historical...
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Octavia ButlerThe exposition to "Speech Sounds" reveals how Butler conveys the importance of language and human speech in maintaining a civil society. Valerie's experience on the bus would communicate this....
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KindredOctavia Butler presents a depiction of slavery from the mindset of a person in the present. In doing so, she allows us to really reflect on what it means to be black and white. Dana is a black...