Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred. Why did Butler write this novel? For readers to “see that anybody can be a slave... And feel what that's like" - Butler.

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Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred

Why did Butler write this novel? For readers to “see that anybody can be a slave... And feel what that's like" - Butler

LITERARY TERMS

SCIENCE FICTION Fiction whose imagined elements are largely possible with advancements in science (different than fantasy which doesn’t coincide with science)

HISTORICAL FICTION fiction that often portrays fictional accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events.

Realism Shows good and bad in everyone / every situation Shows life “as it really is” Focuses on the “truth”

Realism (Continued) Written in realistic DIALECT = How someone would have talked in that area and time

Ante Bellum “Pre War” The South before the Civil War

Themes to watch for: -Slavery occurs largely because the people allowing it have become dulled to its harm -People are products of their environments - Who is “good” and who is “bad” isn’t always easy to know

Motifs to watch for: -Home -Whip -Education -Ownership - Female bodies (not their own)

Focus while reading: Deep (subjective) questioning Discussing literature

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