...One would think that in a dystopian future where laws are meaningless and the police are more harmful than helpful, people would have bigger things to worry about than what color someone’s skin is or what reproductive organs that they have. That is not the case for The Parable of the Sower, as the community that the beginning of the story takes place in still has gender roles, among other traditions from the past that do not have a place in such a brutal present. Fortunately, the readers have Lauren Olamina, the teenage protagonist, to try and add some reason to the mix instead of sticking her head in the sand like how every other member of her community seems to prefer doing. The author, Octavia Butler, further utilizes Lauren by using her to critique how a society is more likely to stick with familiar customs rather than adapt to what currently affects them, because people are typically resistant of change....
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...Change is inevitable and what many people do not understand is that our environment changes as well. Many may not realized it, but our actions do affect our planet and the weather. There is ample amount of proof that due to our environmental choices our Earth is changing, along with weathers patterns. Our stubborn ways is creating many terrible choices and harming the harming the future of our planet and our nation’s government. The novel, “Parable of the Sower”, by Octavia E. Butler is set just 9 years from now in California. Butler’s setting of California is a harsh and scary one, with the changes in the climates, governments falling apart, communities in ruins, and drugs and prostitution ruling many lives. These changes that are taking place is quite nerve racking because a lot of these changes are happening now in reality. In the story, our protagonist, Lauren, who is the daughter of Reverend Olamina,...
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...In the novel, Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler proves to us that sovereignty is something everyone should obtain; they just have to be bold enough to take initiative when the time is right. Lauren is living in a neighborhood that is walled up and the only way you can step foot outside is with a group of people armed with guns. She knew her community would be left in ruins sooner or later. The government is still standing but has no sufficient meaning in their world anymore. The police were shady and the laws had no essence. Meaning, she had no help outside of the wall. Lauren decided she had to stock up on information about survival such as learning how to live of the earth, how to properly use a gun and how to handle medical emergencies,...
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