Kindred By Octavia Butler: Book Review
Book Review
The 1979 novel,Kindred, written by Octavia Butler, is a piece of literature that captivates a reader, by expressing issues related to Black Americans that are not often discussed. The novel evokes emotions of love, horror, and power. Kindred allows a reader to deep into the mindset and perspective of characters, to understand the struggle of slavery during the slave era.
Kindred is about a young, free, Black-American woman named Dana, who is the main character and narrator of the novel. Dana time travels into the era of the South in the 19th century 6 times. Dana strives to keep her freedom, while battling her issues of self-identity. Dana continuously saves the life of Rufus, a drunk man who owned her ancestors. When
The 1979 novel,Kindred, written by Octavia Butler, is a piece of literature that captivates a reader, by expressing issues related to Black Americans that are not often discussed. The novel evokes emotions of love, horror, and power. Kindred allows a reader to deep into the mindset and perspective of characters, to understand the struggle of slavery during the slave era.
Kindred is about a young, free, Black-American woman named Dana, who is the main character and narrator of the novel. Dana time travels into the era of the South in the 19th century 6 times. Dana strives to keep her freedom, while battling her issues of self-identity. Dana continuously saves the life of Rufus, a drunk man who owned her ancestors. When