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Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred

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

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Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred

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  1. Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred

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

  3. LITERARY TERMS

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

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

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

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

  8. Ante Bellum • “Pre War” • The South before the Civil War

  9. 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

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

  11. Focus while reading: • Deep (subjective) questioning • Discussing literature

  12. Octavia Butler Interview http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=TAVIS&showDate=04-Mar-2004&segNum=2&NPRMediaPref=WM

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