in the 20th century then the 19th century. Kevin is not really a patriarch but I could imagine him being one if Dana let him. Mr. Tom Weylin owned the plantation that Dana’s great grandfather Rufus was a slave hand on. Dana’s quick wit and ability to think clearly during times of stress are put to the test when "Just as I reached the stairs‚ Tom Weylin came out of his bedroom. "What are you doing up here?" he demanded." (Kindred‚ 89) Further more he presses her for information "For a moment
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a girl named Dana who is teleported from the 1970’s back to the 1800’s slave era when a boy named Rufus is in danger of losing his life. Dana faces many hardships and learns many things about her ancestors and the environment they grew up in. Tom Weylin is Rufus’s father and considered an evil man along with his son as he grows older. They both commit what this era would consider violent crimes‚ but in there time it was considered perfectly normal. Surprisingly there are many similarities between
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making violence towards blacks socially acceptable. Unfortunately‚ not only was it socially acceptable to abuse your slaves‚ but a slavemaster would be looked down upon if he did not. In Kindred‚ Tom Weylin shows his authority through regular whippings of slaves. When a field hand responded rudely‚ “Weylin ordered the man stripped naked and tied to the trunk of a dead tree...Suddenly‚ he brought the whip down across the slave’s back” (Butler 92). This quote shows how if any slave questioned his
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assistance. However‚ the 1800s didn’t have many hospitals‚ forcing Dana to bring him to his home‚ which was on a plantation. When she brings Rufus back‚ due to her race‚ she becomes a slave. To Dana’s luck‚ she is able to persuade Rufus’ father‚ Tom Weylin‚ that she is owned by Kevin. Dana must stay close to Kevin so that when she teleports back‚ he can go back with her. Dana grows a strong relationship with Rufus because they both realize they need each other. Dana always saves Rufus when he is on
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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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forced to watch over the survival of her own ancestors due to their survival being critical to the survival of her own existence in the world. For Dana this responsibility creates a consistent fear of her time spent in the antebellum south within the Weylin plantation. While on the plantation Dana encounters a life style no person from modern culture would expect. The quote “I’m not sure it’s
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In the science fiction novel‚ Kindred by Octavia Butler‚ Butler writes about a modern black woman Dana and how she travels back to the antebellum South every time her ancestor needs help. Fiction writing that deals often playfully and periodically‚ with the nature of fiction‚ the techniques and conventions used in it‚ and the role of the author therefore metafiction applies because throughout the story it deals with the writing of fiction or conventions of fiction. Now in our modern daytime it is
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best idea. Everyone must be open minded of the one’s around them. It is not acceptable to be closed minded towards differences. Octavia Butler most definitely uses Rufus Weylin in the novel‚ Kindred to show how closed minded a child can become through his whole life. Everything Rufus picked up was from mainly his father‚ Mr. Weylin. If only Rufus did not pick up all the bad influences from society and his father. In Kindred‚ Octavia Butler uses Rufus Weylin’s childhood and adulthood to portray that
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Rufus Weylin; a character first perceived as a young‚ curious and innocent boy‚ turns in to an over-obsessive and miserable tyrant. In Octavia Butler ’s novel _Kindred_‚ the book revolves around the horrors of slavery in the United States in the early eighteen hundreds. White characters are given absolute power and control over black characters‚ and treat them like animals‚ making them live a long life of misery and unhappiness. As _Kindred_ unfolds‚ it becomes clear that Rufus turns in to a stereotypical
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People hear the word “disability” and often think of the most obvious types of disabilities: mobility‚ visual or hearing impairments. However‚ disability may be physical‚ mental‚ be readily observed or unseen; disabilities may result from a variety of causes.The definition of disability is quite problematic and complex. In the American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990‚ disability is defined as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such
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