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Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 3 months ago

To be honest, I had never heard of Octavia Butler before signing up for this class. To be really honest, I had never even read much science fiction. “Science fiction? That sounds cool. Sign me up!” was my thought […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 4 months ago

You all know how I feel about Lauren’s quest to start a new religion and gain followers. But, I am not so stubborn as to overlook and appreciate the philosophical intellect she offers. This particular segment […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 4 months ago

Upon turning on the TV tonight, I came across the live news coverage of the current situation in Baltimore, MD. As I’m sure many of you know, there have been riots and protests there following the unjust death of […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 5 months ago

A thought occurred to me this week during class discussion. The conversation was centering around the what-if scenario of the ability of humans to move to another planet. We were also talking about the way humans […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 5 months ago

As we have now read multiple stories by Octavia Butler, it is strongly evident that much of the same themes reoccur throughout her works. Now, it is obvious that Butler wants to challenge her readers, but I […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 6 months ago

The question of whether or not Shori is a protagonist seems to be evidence of Butler’s refusal to define her characters as “good” or “bad.” It is indeed easy to label Shori as the protagonist…but only if not […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 6 months ago

Throughout Fledgling, one of the prominent points (although the purpose of which remains unclear) is that Shori is short, or small. In the first chapter it is revealed that she possesses the body of what looks […]
Laura Major wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 7 months ago

During last week’s class discussion regarding the question of what brings people together, many interesting thoughts and ideas were presented. Common interests, proximity, power, and even chance were amongst the […]

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