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Summary 1: "Prologue," "The River," and "The Fire."
In the first chapter of "Kindred", "Prologue" which starts us off with the fact that maybe after her last hallucination Edana has lost her left arm and police have thought that she was severely hurt by her husband Kevin after they had been called by neighbors who heard Edana screaming, Kevin was then taken into custody and put into jail. While being in the hospital Edana had to convince the police that her husband didn't belong in jail, that it wasn't his fault she was injured so badly and the cause of her losing her left arm was an accident. As supposed to "The River" Edana hallucinations began way before June 9, 1976 well when she became aware of it, it was also her 26th birthday and the first time she actually met Rufus. Edana and her husband Kevin had just moved into their new home where they were both unpacking when Edana vanished to a river where she saw a child splashing screaming and drowning she ran into the river and rescued him took him back to shore where there was a lady panicking screaming. The little boy seemed to not have been breathing when Edana decided to perform artificial respiration his chest began to have shown some form of movement when the lady suddenly begins beating on Edana in which she thought Edana killed the little boy, minutes later a man startled behind Edana pointing a rifle at her. At that sudden point when Edana thought she was going to die she then returned to her home. "The fire" then lead us to Rufus calling Edana again this time he was much older and she was saving him from a fire he created. Edana was now in the south in Maryland the year was 1815 on a plantation known as the Weylin plantation own by Rufus dad Tom Weylin, knowingly that Edana went back in time when slavery was still in tact she knew that she had relatives in Maryland and that Rufus and Alice could have been her ancestors.

Summary 2: "The Fall"
This chapter of "Kindred" brings us to a more serious part of Edana journey back in time to the year 1815 on the Weylin's plantation, but "The Fall" first starts off by telling us how Edana and Kevin met. They were both working out of a casual labor agency when one day a conversation at work lead Kevin to inviting Edana to eat lunch with him on their breaks, followed by many other lunch breaks. Finally when they were no longer going to work at the agency anymore Kevin invited Edana out to watch a play, he thought that he didn't want Edana getting away from him just because they weren't going to be coworkers anymore. That same exact day of the play Edana took Kevin to her place where they slept together until the following morning, Kevin got up and said that he was going to the library Edana decided that she did not want to go. A few minutes later Edana began to feel the same dizziness that always lead her to Rufus everything begins to vanish Kevin held on to Edana in which she shouted for him to let go but it was too late, Edana then went back in time along with Kevin by her side. At this point Kevin was actually able to see that Edana journey back in time was real, since Edana is always called back to Rufus whenever he's in danger at this time Rufus had fallen from a tree and broke his leg. Now that Kevin was with Edana back in the south whites could not be married to blacks so at that point Edana knew that she would be playing the role of a slave and Kevin would be her owner. We were also introduced to Nigel, Sarah, Carrie, and Luke who were house servant slaves working in the Weylin's house, Nigel was with Rufus when Edana and Kevin arrived Nigel was told to go and get Rufus dad. When Nigel arrived with Rufus dad Rufus was lifted into the wagon he didn't want Edana to go so he asked his dad if she can come along when he agreed to it Edana and Kevin were both headed to the Weylins house. When they arrived to the Weylins house Tom offered for both Kevin and Edana to stay in their house. From that day on Edana played as a slave an educated slave at that in which it was against the law for slaves to be educated, Rufus mother continues to hate Edana. Being a slave Edana witnessed another whipping done by Tom Weylin on one of the field worker, since the Weylins themselves weren't highly educated Kevin was offered to tutor Rufus and Edana was able to read to him but she wasn't able to be seen reading alone. When one day Nigel one of the slaves ask Edana to assist him on learning how to read Edana agreed until she was caught by Tom, Edana then turns to Nigel and mouth the words get Kevin and that time Rufus dad began to whip Edana as Kevin was headed towards Edana everything begins to blur before Kevin had the chance to get to her.

Butler's Biography Assignment
A) The lead section of this article is understandable when it comes to who Octavia E Butler was and what she accomplished, but as a lead section it should be able to tell us about more about all of Octavia work she has published and the key points that is going to be covered in the article. B) The article needs to be reorganized in a way in which some information deserves to be in its own section and some that is already stated require more details especially in the early life and education section. We can separate early life and talk more about what she has been through, the neighborhood in which she grew up in and if it did have any impacts on her life how was she able to overcome those obstacles. In education we can add more of her achievements before and after college, and also add a section which speaks about her death. C) In the career section we can actually add the missing series of "Patternist" and the year each was published, Patternmaster (1976), Mind of my Mind (1977), Survivor (1978), Wild Seed (1980), and Clay's Ark (1984). This article is also missing the Solstice Award she received in the year 2012 and the fact she had suffered from writers block,she remains the only science fiction writer to receive the genius grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur foundation, and earned $295,000 windfall in 1995 that followed years of poverty and personal struggles with shyness and self-doubt. D) The lead section needs more information pertaining to the kept points that tells what is going to be presented in the article, again in the early life and education section separate some information take away what does not belong there and make it more detailed, and also in the scholarship fund section. E) The language of the article is neutral. F) I actually think that this article has plenty of reliable references as well as authoritative sources. G) The section "External links" has been marked for cleanup because some links should be converted into footnote references, the links that should be kept as they are is Octavia E. Butler Biography at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Octavia Butler biography from Black Women in America at OUP Blog, and Voices from the Gaps: Octavia Estelle Butler. We can delete The Book of Martha, "Amnesty", OctaviaButler.net a fanzine includes rare content by and about Octavia Butler, Kindred Reader’s Guide: A Conversation with Octavia Butler Writers & Books, 2003, Ask the Experts: Octavia Butler, PBS (video), and "Charlie Rose: A conversation with Octavia Butler", 2000. The majority of interviews links listed at the bottom of the article can be used for reference.

Summary 3: "The Fight"
Knowingly that Edana has returned home to 1976 Los Angeles California leaving behind her husband Kevin in 1815 antebellum Maryland on the Weylin's plantation, in "The Fight" Butler starts us off with Edana explaining that her and Kevin never actually moved in together, but four months after they met Kevin asked Edana "how would you feel about getting married" Edana was apparently surprised when he asked that question. Edana then asked Kevin if he has any relatives who would give him a hard time about her, by asking this question Edana remembered why she was surprised when Kevin ask about marriage because they never talked much about their families and how his would react to her and hers to him. Well both their families did not approved of them getting married Kevin sister disapprove because Edana is black, Edana uncle thought she betrayed him because he wanted her to marry someone like him a black man, and Edana aunt felt the same way too she was only accepting it because it was a chance that Edana children may be light skinned. Well Edana has woken up in her apartment with excruciating pain from the beatings she had received from Tom Weylin before returning home, she has been home for eight days now before she starts to feel the dizziness which always lead her to Rufus. When returned to antebellum Maryland Edana noticed a young black girl watching a black man and a white man fighting, turns out to be Alice who is watching as her husband Isaac constantly hits Rufus in a way which seems as if he wanted to kill Rufus. Edana thought that she couldn't allow this guy to kill the only person who is able to help her find Kevin or to kill her ancestor. Alice was wearing a torn dress we can conclude that she was raped by Rufus and that sums it up for the beaten he has received from Isaac, as Edana stood there while Rufus is unconscious Alice and her husband had the chance to get away while Edana try to convinced Rufus that he was drinking with a stranger a white man who then tried to rob him but Rufus knew that it was Isaac who did that to him. Edana then took off to the Weylins house to get help for Rufus he was lifted by Nigel on to the wagon back to his house, she was then told by Tom Weylin to nurse Rufus until the doctor arrived. Being on the plantation this time Edana has noticed that many things have changed, Tom Weylin hired a overseer named Jake who will supervise the plantation when Tom or Rufus Weylin weren't around, Margaret Weylin was not living on the plantation due to the fact that she was ill after a recent childbirth with twins, Carrie the mute girl was getting ready to give birth to Nigel baby. Isaac and Alice had four days of freedom when they were eventually caught on the fifth day in which they were beaten nearly dead to death, Rufus bought Alice back to the Weylins plantation and Isaac was sold down south. When Edana first arrived back on the plantation she was told by Rufus that Kevin had been writing letters to her and came back once to see if Edana had returned, Rufus told her to write to Kevin and he promised to mail it to him two months passed and still no sign of Kevin, Edana found out from Alice that Rufus never mailed the letters to Kevin. At that moment Edana plan to runaway from the plantation to find Kevin and was later caught by Tom and Rufus she was whipped and bought back to the plantation, came to find out Edana was caught because a former slave by the name of Liza saw Edana leaving and told Tom. Edana was told by Rufus that his father had sent a letter to Kevin saying that she was there, one day when Edana was out in the cookhouse she saw a man riding on a horse which turns out to be Kevin. Kevin had returned for Edana and they eventually took off together, after leaving the plantation they ran into Rufus who did not want Kevin to take Edana, Rufus then lied and said that his father invited them for dinner but Edana refused to go when Rufus pointed a rifle at them. Edana life was currently in danger when everything began to blur.

Summary 4: "The Storm," "The Rope," and "Epilogue."
After escaping from the presence of Rufus rifle and the bullet that was soon to be fired from it, in "The Storm" Edana is once again home in 1976 Los Angeles California not alone but was able to return with her husband Kevin at her side. At that moment absolutely nothing mattered to Edana the fact that her husband is home and was not stranded in antebellum Maryland after it has been 5 years was all Edana wanted. The next morning Edana has woken up and realized that Kevin was not laying next to her she heard him opening and closing doors in the kitchen and also using profanity, well Edana and Kevin was living in their new home for only two days before Edana was called to Rufus, Kevin has been gone for five years and never really got settled in his new home and was having a hard time trying to get used to the time they actually belong in. Edana then decided to make dinner so that her and Kevin can eat, suddenly sitting at their table Edana stopped and realized that she was swaying a little in her chair she then yelled for Kevin to get her bag the bag she packed to carry back to antebellum Maryland whenever Rufus called her back. Edana was wondering why was this happening so soon why couldn't she just have a few days with Kevin and a few days of peace, everything was a dark blur when Edana opened her eyes. She was now back in antebellum Maryland sitting in mud holding her bag it was raining she was trying to see if she can locate Rufus but wasn't able to. Edana got up to head over to the Weylin's house when she suddenly tripped over Rufus there he was laying faced down in a puddle of water which almost covered his face. Once again Edana went to go get help when Nigel was able to put Rufus over his shoulders and bring him back home, when returned to the Weylin's house Tom told Edana to change and head back down to the library. When she arrived to the library the conversation between them lead Edana to threatening Tom saying the day Tom beats her again Rufus will be on his own. As Edana can see Rufus is really ill and neither does she or anyone knows what is the problem with him but as usual she does the best she can so he can become better. One morning while Edana was sleeping in the attic Alice came running in saying that Tom is sick and Rufus wants her help, when Edana went to go see Tom he was having an heart attack its either he was going to recover or die Edana tried to do as much as she can do performing CPR wouldn't make a difference because Edana didn't feel Tom pulse. He was then pronounce dead when Rufus beings to blame Edana for his father death, to repay the fact that she made his father die Edana was sent to do field work in the field she was whipped for not performing her task right. After returning from the field Edana was told by Rufus that his mom would be moving back to the house because she is ill and he wants her to care for Margaret, although that was the last thing Edana wants to do but she accepts it and after all it turns out not to be as bad. Edana awaits the birth of the child Alice is carrying which she hopes is Hagar, Alice eventually gave birth to a baby girl and named her Hagar and after giving birth Alice told Edana that she plans to run away with Joe and Hagar which are both Rufus children. There was a Christmas party for the slaves when a guy by the name of Sam approaches Edana which didn't seem too satisfying too Rufus, Edana told Sarah to tell him not to speak to her again came to find out he wanted Edana to teach his siblings how to read and write. Rufus may have saw when Sam approach Edana and he was later sold, Edana beg Rufus not to when he begans to hit her at that point Edana went to the cookhouse heated water and took a basin up to the attic wash her knife in antiseptic and begins to cut her wrists in the water. "The Rope" begins when Edana returns home after harming her own self, she has woken up in her bed and realized that her wrists were bandaged and throbbing. This time around Edana was home for 15 full days, Rufus called her back on the day that Kevin invited her out with his friends. When she retuned to antebellum Maryland she was asked by Rufus what are you doing here Edana says to him I don't know what I'm doing here until I find out, he then grabbed her by her arm and lead her to the barn where Alice was hanged dead she had committed suicide. Sarah told Edana that Alice did that because Rufus took her children when she was caught trying to run away, when Edana ask Rufus about it she was told that he didn't sell the children he was trying to scare Alice so that she would never leave again. Turns out to be the children were in Baltimore at his aunt house and after Alice was laid to rest they returned to the plantation, Joe then finds out that his mother was no longer around. Edana begs Rufus to let the children be free, later Rufus fights with Edana and tells her she should accept him as her master and lover she then took her knife and stab Rufus with it. Edana returned home with her left arm stuck in the wall of her living room because Rufus was still holding on to her arm. "Epilogue" begins with Edana and Kevin returning back to Maryland, while in the town Edana noticed the courthouse and an old church along with a few other buildings that was still there. She then went to the country side and saw a couple of houses but Rufus house was not there, where it once stood is now gone and was covered by a broad field of corn. Edana was in interested in trying to find Rufus grave she thought that since Tom, Mary, and Alice might have been buried on the plantation then Rufus would be too, so Edana ask the farmer who was around but he knew nothing. The only clue that was around was a old newspaper paper that mention Rufus Weylin has been killed when his house was caught on fire, she then noticed the sale of slaves listed Nigel three sons and Sarah but not Nigel, Carrie, Joe or Hagar. The fire that had supposedly killed Rufus Edana thought that Nigel started a fire to cover up what she had done. Edana and Kevin then went back to Baltimore to skim through papers and legal record to see if there was anything about Margaret and Hagar because she knew that Hagar home had been in Baltimore but there was nothing.