For Dana to do her best for Alice‚ she would need to protect her from harm. The best thing for Alice is to have Dana prevent Rufus from raping her‚ but this is not what is best for Dana. Although it is so important for Dana to help Alice be liberated and free from being forced to do anything she doesn’t want to do‚ Dana knows that if she were to stop Rufus and Alice from having a baby‚ Dana would most likely not exist. I do believe that Octavia Butler wants us to critique what Dana did and think
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The only difference is that Rufus tells us only one possible progression of events opposed to Plutarch and Arrian who give us two. Another slight difference in Rufus’s telling of the story is that Rufus leaves out information about his sources‚ whereas Plutarch and Arrian both give us the origins of their stories. These differences serve to point out that Rufus could have possibly had different intentions than Plutarch and Arrian. Rufus only gives the vulgate story‚ but was probably
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this particular novel‚ there are two major examples on how far a person will go for their family. On one end‚ you have the slaves protecting their loved ones from being sold‚ and on the other hand you have the strong bond between the main characters Rufus and Dana. Family can be described in many ways‚ a close relationship among a group of people through blood or even non-biological friends. Although there are so many differences‚ the one thing that remains similar between the two groups is the love
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a modern point of view because she is from the 1970’s. As the author sends Dana back into Ante-Bellum times she has her own experiences with racism‚ abuse and discrimination from her ancestor Rufus. Dana has to help Alice and Rufus through there obstacles‚ so he great-great grandmother will be born. In Rufus’ time of need‚ Dana time travels to help him. The line “For a moment‚ i watched too‚ and then I woke up‚ pushed aside the boy‚ caught the unburned upper part of the draperies and pulled them down
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Antebellum South where she is met with the harsh period of slavery in the early United States. With her journeys back in the past‚ she is always met with the son of a plantation owner‚ Rufus‚ whom Dana will see grow into adulthood. She learns that she has been sent back into time for a purpose that concerns Rufus‚ which she finds
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Beginning Rufus‚ basset hound Long ears 12 years old Middle Riding in truck Claws clip Loved sports Ending scratching Died Very Ending 1 year New dog Pet Story/Rufus Once upon a time there lived the most laid back‚ easy going dog you could ever meet and his name was Rufus. He was a purebred basset hound. White body with brown spots‚ and weighed about fifty-five pounds. He was twelve years old‚ and he played like he was two. Rufus had the most amazingly long ears
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named Dana‚ who is the main character and narrator of the novel. Dana time travels into the era of the South in the 19th century 6 times. Dana strives to keep her freedom‚ while battling her issues of self-identity. Dana continuously saves the life of Rufus‚ a drunk man who owned her ancestors. When
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in Southern Grotesque fashion through her characters‚ the protagonist Sheppard and his foil‚ Rufus Johnson‚ in [comment2] "The Lame Shall Enter First".[comment3] Challenging the literal paradigm of light and darkness‚ O’Connor weaves together well crafted characterization‚ cryptic dialogue‚ and both biblical and literary allusion in this paradoxical plot and‚ by way of Sheppard and the antithetical Rufus‚ blends the black and white of Christian dogma into an ironic grey. The contrast
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by disposing of them‚ the boy then notices her she begins to question if it’s Rufus. As they get acquainted we discover the boy is Rufus however he is a couple years older‚ during this encounter Dana discovers what year it is. In addition to finding out the year‚ she finds out that Rufus could be a very great grandfather and a woman named Alice could be her very great grandmother. Knowing that Dana can not stay in Rufus house for long she ask the child if there is a safe place for her to take refuge
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penitentiary‚ I could at least go see her.” So we learn very early on in this story that Norton’s mom died and it’s just him and his dad fending for themselves. With Norton’s eyes on Rufus during the entire story‚ Sheppard seems to forget and overlook Norton the whole time. On page 339‚ Sheppard is thinking about Rufus and states‚ “He wanted to give the boy something to reach for besides his neighbor’s goods. He wanted to stretch his horizons. He wanted him to see the universe‚ to see that the darkest
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