the time difference between the 1800s and the 1970s provide a slight re-evaluation of her relationship to Kevin. unharmed. In the seconds before he dies and Dana returns to present-day California‚ Rufus makes a final‚ desperate grab at Dana’s arm. The result of this final action on the part of Rufus is the scene that begins “Kindred”: Dana comes to consciousness in the safety of her own home only to find that her arm has somehow fused itself to the wall of her bedroom. Butler shows us that Dana’s
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Time Travel and Its functions in Kindred Of all the readings we had recently‚ Kindred is my favorite piece. The plot and characters of the novel are really interesting and make me think a lot on the subject matter such as feminism‚ slavery and gender and race equality. However‚ after reading this novel‚ I do not consider it as a science fiction. Octavia Butler’s definition of the book as a “grim fantasy” seems more appropriate. Nevertheless‚ as a successful science fiction author‚ Butler incorporated
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Rufus pointed the way to Alice’s cabin‚ then left me alone in the cold darkness of the night. I began walking across the field into the forest in the direction Rufus pointed. When I had gotten deep into the woods‚ I noticed a large black man leaning against a tree. I could see his features through the shadows. Strong jawline‚ large build‚ and very tall. He didn’t seem to want any trouble‚ so I continued my trek to Alice’s cabin. I got through the woods and veered left to where Rufus said a
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relentlessly as a maid to provide for her family’s needs. It is this rich legacy that gives birth to the interest and relevance of the issue her story tackles. This essay seeks to analyse how Octavia Butler’s Kindred uses characters such as Dana‚ Kevin and Rufus as tools to boldly speak to the issue of colonialism and slavery and how these acts affects identity and gender relations of both the enslaved and enslaver. The story begins with a happily married interracial couple who had just moved into a house
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that makes a slave‚ and in doing so takes away their humanity. Tom Weylin knows that he can have any female slave that he wants; stripping that person of her dignity and sense of ownership in her own body. In using his slaves for his own sexual conquests Weylin is making it clear that he owns their bodies‚ not them. This is how he can make slaves. By stripping them of their own sense of self-worth‚ slaves know that it is Weylin who decides their fate not them. Upon seeing Dana step out of Kevin’s
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with new experiences as blacks are considered a lower class to all white males and females. As Dana is treated as a slave to the Weylin’s in 1815‚ Kevin tries his best to get Dana to leave the Weylin household. Dana and Kevin have both noticed that several of the female slaves’ children resemble the Weylin family. The 1800’s and late 1900’s are drastically different as Kevin and Dana both don’t know how to react too many situations in the 1800’s. They rely on each other for support as
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slaves and prisoners having a education is very important. Education was used to oppress and maintain power. Slaves were denied educated in secret. Prisoners were educated in the camps‚ but brainwashed as a way to keep them in line. For example‚ Mr. Weylin caught Dana teaching and reading to Nigel. Another example‚ the prisoner didn’t know what is was like around or life outside of Camp 14. Examples of slaves and prisoners
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by Walter Mosley‚ there are many examples of how ones appearance truly affects them. In this poem‚ there are four particular employees who work at the same office but on different floor levels based on their appearances: Rufus Coombs‚ Mr. Averill‚ Ernie‚ and Mona Donelli. Rufus Coombs was the main character of the poem “Pet Fly” In the beginning; he tells us that he had just graduated from Hunter College with a B.A in Poli Sci which makes us believe that he has surplus intelligence. However‚ he
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increasing their own power over others as they would create laws and decrees to punish the poor and increase the wealth of the wealthy. In Kindred‚ similar to the king‚ Rufus is faced with multiple opportunities to do the right thing; however‚ he decides to do whatever is necessary to gain more power and dominance over the slaves. Rufus’ refusal to take the ethical high ground and decision to remain a corrupt leader on his plantation shows how the primitive instinct to dominate overrules moral barriers
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