Category: Kindred
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Symbolism in Octavia Butler’s Novel Kindred and Langston Hughes’ Poem Harlem
In the novel, Kindred by Octavia Butler, and the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes, they both use symbolism to communicate how racism destroys the dreams and ambitions of those affected by its grasp. The poem Harlem by Langston Hughes uses symbolism to communicate how racism destroys the dreams and ambitions of those affected by its…
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Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Kindred by Octavia Butler: Comparative Analysis
Slavery in literature has been a crucial and defining template for understanding past and modern human rights abuse. Due to the influence that these literary works can have on our understanding of history, it is important that the content be authentic, unbiased and historically factual. The two novels: Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe…
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Theme of Power Over Others in Octavia Butler’s Kindred and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies
In the novels Kindred by Octavia Butler and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, one of the main points portrayed by both authors is how to exert and maintain power over others. Rufus from Kindred and Jack from Lord of the Flies both use similar tactics to maintain their power over their peers. Both…