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I am a LaGuardia Community College student. I am doing a project for my class ENG 103

Summary One :  "The Prologue," "The River," "The Fire" In the book “Kindred” by Octavia butler, I read the Prologue, The River and The Fire. I was introduce to five characters who are Edana and Kevin Franklin, Alice Greenwood, Rufus and Tom Weylin. Kevin and Dana are married and just moved to Los Angles California. They were unpacking, and as Edana was unpacking the books she started to feel sick. As she fell down to her knees her husband Kevin went to help but as he got closer she vanished. She ended up in the woods by the river where she saw a little boy drowning. She reacted and pulls the boy from the water. As she tried to give the little boy breathed his mother were punching Edana because she thought she killed him. Despite the pain she was in from the little boy punching her, Edana brought the little boy back to life. The father didn’t know what was going on and he came running towards Edana way with a gun. Edana then vanished again and return to her home. Kevin was standing there shock and in disbelief that he just saw her vanished and reappear again. She tried to explain to him what she saw and how her clothes were wet and muddy but he couldn’t believe it. Kevin help Edana and she went to shower and they order food. Later on that night Edana started to feel sick again and she than vanished and ended up in a boy room. The drapes were on fire and Edana put it out. Edana and the boy started talking and she discovers that it was the same boy she saved from drowning but this time he was older. She always discovers that she was in Maryland in the year 1815. The little boy name were Rufus and his dad was a slave owner. Edana also discover that Rufus is her ancestor but she didn’t tell Rufus that she was his ancestor from the future. Being that Edana is African American and she was in a time period that is was slavery and Rufus dad was a slave owner she had to get out the house. Rufus help Edana out the house and told Edana that she could go to Alice house. Edana ran trying to find her way to Alice house. When Edana found Alice house she saw the patrollers drag Alice father out the house and wipe him, and she saw the patrollers punch Alice mother in her face. The patrollers took away the man because he was a runaway slave and since Alice mother was free she had went back inside the house. After the patrollers left she went to Alice house and introduces herself. Alice mom let her stay there for the night. Alice told Edana she left her blanket outside; Edana went outside to get the blanket when a patroller grabs her arm thinking she was Alice mom. Edana didn’t say anything at first. But when the patrollers try to take her she started fighting him. She starch his eye and hit him in his head with a stick which knocks him out. She try to get up to run but she started feeling sick again. Edana then reappears back home, where Kevin is wait for her.

Summary Two : The Fall

In " The Fall ", Octavia E. Butler, who is the author of the book " Kindred" introduce to her readers that Kevin is a white guy. Butler explain to her readers how Kevin and Dana met in a warehouse where they both had work at. Kevin had just publish his book so he was no longer working at the warehouse with Dana, but he still wanted to have a relationship with her so he ask her on a date and thats how the two started dating. The next morning of Dana returned home from 1815, Kevin had a canvas bag full of things that will help Dana in her next trip. Dana started to feel sick again and she knew that she will vanish again and end back up in the 1800's. This time Kevin went back into time with her by holding on to her. Dana was happy that something familiar was with her and he was more of protection for her than free papers but she still wish he was back home. Dana saw Rufus and saw that his leg was broken. Dana and Kevin stayed with Rufus till his dad Tom Weylin came to get him. Tom Weylin and Kevin exchanged words and Tom Weylin invited for Kevin and Dana to come back with him to his house. When they arrived to Tom Weylin home, Rufus ask his dad if Dana could come to his room and keep him company. While in his room, Margaret Weylin who is Rufus mother came in the room, worried about her son. Margaret Weylin order Dana to go to the cookhouse to get Supper ready. Dana didnt know where the cookhouse was loacted but she was too scared to ask Margaret Weylin, who seem to dislike Dana. While looking she run into a little girl name Carrie who didnt speak. Carrie took Dana to the cookhouse where she met Sarah who seem to be angry. Tom Weylin sold her husband and her son's to someone heading south but let Sarah keep Carrie who is her daughter because they felt she didnt have nothing to offer. Kevin slept in a room while Dana slept in the attic with the rest of the house slaves. When Rufus was better and out of pain, Kevin taught him how to read and write. Tom Weylin didnt want Rufus to fall behind in school. Dana did some work around the house, she wanted to make friends while she was there incase she came back. When she was able to Dana read to Rufus, Tom Weylin approve but Margarent Weylin wasnt too happy. Margaret Weylin didnt like to share her son and didnt like Dana as well. Margaret threw hot coffee at Dana because she said it was too cold. Kevin wasnt happy and he was ready to live but Dana wanted to stay because she wanted to make sure Rufus grew to be a good man. Kevin didnt like Dana sleeping in the attic so he told her to sleep with him, so she did. Margaret Weylin found out and ask Dana, Dana told her the truth and Margaret Weylin slap her. Dana kept working even though she was angry that Margaret slap her. One day Tom Weylin caught Dana reading in the libary and he told her, you could read to my son but that it. Tom Weylin didnt like the slaves to read because he didnt want the salves to be smarter than him. Dana agree and kept working. Dana started teaches a slave kid name Nigel to read. One night Dana was in the cookhouse, doing her regular teaching lesson with Nigel when Tom Weylin came in. Which in unusual because the whites never came in the cookhouse. Tom Weylin was angry and he started to beat Dana. As he was beating Dana, she started feeling sick. She saw Kevin running to help her but everything seem blurry. And than Dana passed out.

Butler's Biography Assignment
a)The lead section is understand and give me a good idea about Butler. b)The article structure is not clear enough. The article should be more organized so it will be easier to understand. c)I think that more about her early life should be added from the article " Octavia Butler, 19447-2006: Sci-fi writer a gifted pioneer in white, male domain". I think what should be added is how Butler only had 5,000 dollars to survive on for a long time. Also all her awards is not on Wikipedia. d) I don't think that all the sections are well balanced. The section that are shot in proportion to their importance is the Series. e) The language is good. They use understandable words and it was easy to read. f) The article could use more references such as the article " Otavia Butler, 1947-2006: sci-fi writer a gifted pioneer in white, male domain". Another article Wikipedia could use is " Text of the entry for Octavia E. Butler from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction." In the article "Text of the entry for Octavia E. Butler from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", have all her awards mention and Wikipedia don't. A source that was repeated more than once that could be merged into one footnote is Bloodchild and Other Stories. g) The links that should be taking out is the links that don't have nothing to do with Octavia Butler. Some links that should be taken out are Seattle, bot flies, fantasy, and etc. h) There are broken links outside to the website. Two are "The Book of Martha" and "Amnesty"

Summary Three : The Fight In " The Fight ", it startes off by talking about Kevin and Dana relationship. Kevin sister didnt want Kevin to marry Dana because she is black. Dana uncle didnt want Dana to marry Kevin because he was white but despite that their family disapprove they still got marry. Dana was back in 1976 but Kevin was back in slavery. Dana spent two months in Maryland but when she got home not a whole day had gone passed. Dana took a bath and try to take care of the cuts she had on her back because of Tome Weylin beating her. Dana was in 1976 for 8 days before she went back in time to Maryland. When she arrived back in Maryland she saw Issac beating up Rufus. This time Rufus was 18 or 19 years old. Issac was beating up Rufus because Rufus rape Alice. Issac and Alice ran away in the hopes of making it to North, to be free. Dana help Rufus back home. Tom Weylin couldnt believe it was Dana because when he last saw her he was beating her and she had vanished. Tom Weylin let Dana stay but this time she was his slave. Dana took care of Rufus and gave him some pills to get rid of his fever. When Rufus got better she ask about Kevin and he told her that Kevin waited for her for two years then he headed North, Kevin write to Rufus sometimes. Rufus let Dana write to Kevin and he promise to mail out the letter, so she wrote the letter and told him she was back. Issac and Alice got caught and Issac got his ears cut off and was sold, while Alice got beaten and chew up by dogs. Rufus went and brought Alice although she was almost dead. Rufus rush Alice to Dana and demanded Dana to save her. Dana didnt know what to do but she did the best she could. Alice lost her memory and didnt know where she was at or what happen. As days went by she got better and started to regain her memory. Alice was asking Dana questions and more Dana was giving her answer the more Alice started to remember. It all came back to her and she remember Issac. Alice snap at Dana but she didnt know who else to take her anger out on. Rufus was in love with Alice and wanted the best for her but she didnt want to be with him which made me angry. A month went by and Dana still didnt hear from Kevin so she wrote another and ask Rufus to send it out and he said he will. Dana later found out Rufus didnt send none of her letters which causes Dana to run away. A slave name Liza told Tom Weylin that Dana ran away so Tom and Rufus went looking for her and found her. Tom Weylin had beat Dana for punishment for running away. After Carrie and Alice took care of Dana who was in a lot of pain for a few days. Tom Weylin found out that Rufus promise to send Dana letters out and didnt send it out so he told Kevin she was back and Kevin wrote back saying he is on his way back. When Dana got better she went and comforted Rufus about not sending her letters out. Rufus explain he didnt want her to leave so he didnt send it out. Kevin came and got Dana. As they was leaving they ran into Rufus who demanded them to stay for dinner. After they said no Rufus took out his gun. Dana provokes him to use it. At the end Kevin fell on Dana.

Summary Four : The Storm, The Rope and The Epilogue Dana wasn’t sure how it had happen but she ended up back in California and this time Kevin was with her. Dana back was in pain because Kevin jumps on Dana to protect her from getting shoot. The two went to bed together. The next morning, Dana work up hearing Kevin in the kitchen, slamming the cabinet doors and cursing. The two never got the chance to really settle in their new home. It been two days since they settle in but it been five years for Kevin who got stranded back in Maryland. Kevin was having a hard time trying to get to things back in his original time because he was back in the 1800’s for so long, everything was new to him. Dana made dinner for her and Kevin, in the hope things will get better for Kevin. Dana started feeling sick again and yelled for Kevin to get her bag she packed for when Rufus was calling her back to Maryland. Dana was back in antebellum Maryland, she found herself sitting in mud holding on to her bag. She didn’t see Rufus and didn’t find any sign of danger around her, Dana got up and went over to the Weylin house when she trip over Rufus. He is lying face down in a puddle, drunk and ill. Dana goes and fined Nigel so he can bring him back to the house. When arriving at the Weylin house, Tom wanted to talk to Dana. Dana went and changed and headed back to the library. The two started talking and Dan told Tom, if he beats here again then Rufus will be on his own next time. Tom Weylin was angry but he was older and sick so he wasn’t able to scream at her without losing his breath, he orders her to go help Rufus. Rufus was really sick but Dana don’t know what’s the problem is or how to help him. Rufus whole body was hurting him. Dana did the best she can do for him and treated his illness with Excedrin. Rufus gets better after time but then Tom Weylin gets sick. One morning Alice came running to Dana and told her that Tom heart was hurting him and Rufus wants her to help. Dana knew she wouldn’t be able to do anything but as usually she went to help. She saw Tom and knew he was having a heart attack. She performs CPR on him but he died still. Rufus was angry and blame her for killing his father. Rufus sent Dana to fieldwork, where she is beaten because she wasn’t doing the work right. Rufus came for Dana but she had already been beaten. After returning from the field, Dana found out that Rufus mother was moving back and Rufus wanted her to care for her because she is ill. Dana didn’t want to and try to tell Rufus that she wouldn’t want to take care of her because Rufus mother don’t like her, but Rufus wouldn’t change his mind. When Rufus mother came, Dana was scared to talk to her but things turn out to be just fine. Alice gave birth to her baby girl and named her Hagar. After giving birth Alice told Dan that she planned to run away with her two kids who were Rufus kids as well. There was a Christmas party for the slaved when a man named Sam approaches Dana which mad Rufus angry. Sam wanted Dana to teach his sibling to read and write. When Rufus saw Sam approach Dana, he decided to sell Sam. Dana begs Rufus not to when he started hitting her. Dana decided to take things into her own hands and cut her wrist, returning herself back to Los Angeles. “The Rope “Dana returned home and founded herself lying in bed. Dana was home for 15 days before Rufus called her back. When returning back to antebellum Maryland, Rufus asked her what she was doing there. She responded back by saying I don’t know. Rufus grab her and took her to the barn where Alice was found hanging. She committed suicide. Sarah told Dana that Alice committed suicide because Rufus took her kids when she was caught trying to run away. Rufus tells Dana that he didn’t sell the kids he just wanted to scare Alice to never leave again. Dana begs Rufus to let the kids be free when Rufus started fight with her, tells Dana that she will accept him as her master and lover. Dana took a knife and tab Rufus with it. Rufus fights back, but she suddenly returns to California, but she was missing her left arm because Rufus was holding on to it. When Dana return home she was found with her left arm stuck in the wall of her living room. “ The Epilogue” Kevin and Dana returned to Maryland. Dana notices some building and houses but not the Weylin house. Dana wanted to find Rufus grave. She thought since Tom and Alice has been buried on the plantation then he would have too. She asked a framer who knew nothing. Dana then found a old new paper that mention Rufus had been killed when his house was caught on fire. S eh noticed a sale of slaved listed Nigel three kids and Sarah but not Nigel himself or Carrie, Joe or Hager. Dana and Kevin went to Baltimore to look through paper and legal records to find something about Margaret and Hager but there wasn’t anything.