Saturday, November 26, 2016

In Kindred, how does Dana come to feel at home at the Weylin plantation? What is Octavia Butler's idea of home in Kindred?

When all is said and done, Kevin is Dana's home. He is the place she longs to return to
each time she is sent back to the Weylin plantation. He supports Dana, encourages her, and tries
to protect her. In fact, he tries to desperately hold on to her and ends up being transported
back in time himself, eventually risking it all to help black slaves escape from the South.
Kevin and Dana enjoy their life together, and although their view of the present shifts after
their experiences, Kevin is Dana's ultimate sense of home.

However, Dana is
forced to spend years living on the Weylin plantation and even comes to feel fairly at home in
those surroundings. Part of this hinges on Rufus, whom she meets as a child; although she finds
him spoiled and prone to getting into trouble because of it, she hopes that she can help him
overcome his surroundings of racism and slavery and make him a better person. Sadly, she
doesn't. And this is conflicting because Rufus also represents her home because he
is...

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