Tlic Eggs In Octavia Butler's Bloodchild

The narrator in Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild is a male adolescent named Gan, who lives in an alien planet that his ancestors settled in due to persecution. Prior to their arrival on this planet, the alien residents called the Tlic were on the brink of extinction, because of their inability to find a suitable host animal for their young. Therefore, the Tlic needed to use these newly arrived humans who they call Terrans. This is beneficial for the Tlic, because “Tlic from Terran bodies were always larger as well as numerous.” (Butler 18) However, this system is detrimental for the humans, since they are treated like animals who have to be constantly sedated with sterile Tlic eggs. These eggs also preserve youth, which is why Gan’s father had four