Shadi Essa 11/26/12 Benjamin Banneker Period 8 DREAMS The real meaning of a dream is hope‚ an inspiration; a purpose. Every human being has a dream or goal; the dreams change greatly from person to person‚ some being minor while
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whatever was necessary to consolidate power to their position. These rulers would not show remorse if it meant 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
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The Antebellum South (Kindred) In most new environments people are subject to act according to their surroundings and instincts‚ based on what they think is “right”. In the novel‚ Kindred‚ by Octavia E. Butler‚ the character Dana experiences time travels back to the antebellum South‚ where she encounters many dangerous situations. Although Dana is very clever and is able to make the best of her surroundings while helping others‚ it is challenging for her to do what is truly right by following
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Writers utilize their literary abilities in order to create a piece of work that transmits a meaningful message to their audience and create an impact on them. This is the case of Octavia Butler’s Kindred‚ a historical science-fiction novel evolving around a twenty six year old woman named Dana living in 1976. What makes the story unique is the fact that the plot alternates between the past and the present as Dana travels through time from the commodity of her house in 1976 Los Angeles to Maryland
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Eyes and the Storyline Everyone does not look at life in the same way‚ but instead‚ they look at it individually with their own life experience. Kindred‚ a novel written by Octavia Butler is a novel about an African-American writer named Dana‚ who lives in Los Angeles during the 1970’s with her white husband‚ Kevin. An unknown force however‚ pulls Dana back into time‚ where she travels back in the past during the Antebellum South where she is met with the harsh period of slavery in the early United
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Kindred: The Art of Gender and Race Equality between women and men is one of the fundamental principles of Community law. The European Union’s (EU) objectives on gender equality are to ensure equal opportunities and equal treatment for men and women and to combat any form of discrimination on the grounds of gender (EU Legislation). Females and males have different roles in a society which cause many controversial issues as a person. Gender is not the only issue in a society‚ but two other main issues
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“The boy was literally growing up as I watched-growing up because I watched and because I help keep him safe.” (Butler 68). Rufus Weylin in Kindred is a reckless kid that is always needing saving. The kid is a walking nightmare‚ not yet sensible to make competent choices‚ he is always in some kind of woe. The one constant in his rollercoaster of a life is Dana; Dana is his savior when he truly needs her help the most. Octavia Butler really takes readers on an attention-grabbing journey of Rufus’
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The “Whole” Picture There are various connections that can be made between the characters within the novel “Kindred” written by Octavia Butler. The majority of these connections relate to four of the course themes we’ve visited in past few weeks: double consciousness‚ collective trauma‚ diaspora‚ and power relationships. The protagonist‚ Dana Franklin‚ traveled between the past and present and in her travels she met a variety of different people‚ including the enslaved African Americans
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This presentation will explore Violence‚ Trauma‚ and Knowledge as interlocking concepts in Octavia Butler’s Kindred. While it may be obvious that violence and trauma are integral parts of both the slave narrative and neo-slave narrative traditions‚ the part these concepts play in the slaves’‚ or their decedents‚ acquisition of knowledge may be more subversive. In Kindred‚ the protagonist‚ Dana‚ is somehow teleported to save her white male ancestor in slave era Maryland. During these times‚ she has
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From the book called Kindred I found some similarities and differences from watching the 60 minute clip about camp 14 in North Korea and how they’re treated as being slaves. Such as living conditions‚ punishments‚ education‚ and marriages One way to compare slavery in the Antebellum South and the prisoners at camp 14 is in the way that they were punished! Slaves in the Antebellum South are punished by their owner‚ and in camp 14 the soldiers would shoot
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