1.Examine the role of Freedom in the various texts we have watched and read this

1.Examine the role of Freedom in the various texts we have watched and read this
Ste. Consider, h
0 throub to ldtters view
freedom, does it differ from one to text to anotther? Also. what do w
of these
rough to attain their
freedom? Are there any instances in which freedom is manipulated by those with power in a given story?
2.Examine the representations of parenthood and marriage in three of the texts that we have viewed this semester. Please consider the
following:
of good parenting, instances of parents indoctrinating their children to directly follow
the parents’
beliefs. are their examples of terrible parents? Is parenting valued heavily in one story and shunned in another
b. How is marriage portrayed in these text
1. Do we see marriages based on love, or necessity?
i. Or marriages based on equality and understanding
alages iat stricuy Tolow patriarchal rule? (IE the men have all of the power)
3. In analyzing the films and Octavia Butler texts we have seen this Fall, do you see any AfroSurreal elements that really stand out? If s0,
what connections to Popular Culture or African American literature or American History caught your eye, and why are they relevant?
List three examples of how a given text takes a social issue and examines the issue in a grotesque or sclence fiction like manner
as e Aosuredlism handout in the Handouts tat
nd parable of the Sower, the characters that attain ther f American his
while most of the populace around them are unable to. In thinking of this. and consideripg the different eras of American history
(8 its
dystopian future) that Butler portrays in these two novels, what can be said of how American society views education and literacy in
relation to power, and is this a dynamic we saw in the slave narratives?
a. Consider how Dana and Kevin struggle to make ends meat in Kindred, yet they are the most powerful characters when they go
b. Similarly, think of the way Keith and Lauren in Parable both use their ability to read and write to accomplsh their goals. Or the
power of their parents due to their education.
c.What power strucutres could Butler be examining in Parable and Kindred.
A key theme we have barely discussed this semester is the role of Trauma and Loss that drives the characters in these texts to push
ber
hat is
the result of how this trauma or loss forces the character to change in their given text? What lessons can be learned from their
narratives? The books and movies we have discussed are django the movie, octavia butler kindred, the life of Fredrick Douglass an American slave, the slave mother… you must include three of the topics listed above throughout the paper