Octavia Butler's It Is Not About Feminism
It Is Not About Feminism. It Is About Freedom.
Octavia Butler is the famous writer and the author of the fantasy genre of African American race. She became the first black woman who gained worldwide fame in science fiction. Kindred was published in 1979. Kindred is considered as the most famous and the best book of Butler's works. It describes a strong black female protagonist who makes time travel for the sake of Rufus' (white man) salvation. The main character is Dana. She experiences what it feels like to be a black slave female. A twenty-six years old woman faces with the unbelievable events of the 19th century in the south of America.
The 19th century was the time of slavery and racial inequality. Dana …show more content…
She helped slaves who surrounded her and tried to ease their horrific life conditions. Compared with Weylin family Dana was an educated black woman. Margaret disdained Dana for close relationship with her son. Jealousy and anger forced her to treat Dana insignificantly. Margaret made her sleep on the cold floor thus trying to separate a couple and to get Kevin. She hated anyone or anything who would be between her and Rufus. Tom Weylin also didn't like Dana. Her interactions with slaves made him worry. He feared that black people would follow her and learn …show more content…
Our generation is advancing day by day but we shouldn't forget our history. Kindred is not just a fiction novel. It is a great book that keeps the readers’ interest from page to page. Dana's time-travel reflects the world of slavery in Maryland, racial inequality and interaction between weakness and strength. A black woman Dana was intimately connected with the plantation community for a long time. She made hard compromises to survive in excruciating conditions and to provide her existence in her own time. This novel is not about the feminist movement. Kindred is a book about the desire to be a free human being. This novel is about a battle with injustice and interracial issues. Not in vain Dana returned back in her own time on the 4th of July and became free on the day of American
Octavia Butler is the famous writer and the author of the fantasy genre of African American race. She became the first black woman who gained worldwide fame in science fiction. Kindred was published in 1979. Kindred is considered as the most famous and the best book of Butler's works. It describes a strong black female protagonist who makes time travel for the sake of Rufus' (white man) salvation. The main character is Dana. She experiences what it feels like to be a black slave female. A twenty-six years old woman faces with the unbelievable events of the 19th century in the south of America.
The 19th century was the time of slavery and racial inequality. Dana …show more content…
She helped slaves who surrounded her and tried to ease their horrific life conditions. Compared with Weylin family Dana was an educated black woman. Margaret disdained Dana for close relationship with her son. Jealousy and anger forced her to treat Dana insignificantly. Margaret made her sleep on the cold floor thus trying to separate a couple and to get Kevin. She hated anyone or anything who would be between her and Rufus. Tom Weylin also didn't like Dana. Her interactions with slaves made him worry. He feared that black people would follow her and learn …show more content…
Our generation is advancing day by day but we shouldn't forget our history. Kindred is not just a fiction novel. It is a great book that keeps the readers’ interest from page to page. Dana's time-travel reflects the world of slavery in Maryland, racial inequality and interaction between weakness and strength. A black woman Dana was intimately connected with the plantation community for a long time. She made hard compromises to survive in excruciating conditions and to provide her existence in her own time. This novel is not about the feminist movement. Kindred is a book about the desire to be a free human being. This novel is about a battle with injustice and interracial issues. Not in vain Dana returned back in her own time on the 4th of July and became free on the day of American