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This 6 page
report discusses Octavia Butler’s 1987 novel “Dawn” in which she
presents the theme of slavery in the service of another beings’
hierarchy and sense of survival and order. “dawn” became the
first book in a trilogy, followed by “Adulthood Rites” (1988) and
“Imago” (1989). Nuclear war has decimated Earth in “Dawn” and
human beings are almost extinct. “People” from another planet
arrive and set about saving the humans and restoring the
environment of Earth. They place most of the humans into
suspended animation so they can begin the laborious processes
required for the planet’s recovery. However, the aliens have
their own agenda and that is to enslave humans to meet their own
needs. Themes of slavery are constantly present in “Dawn” and
present a ways to reconsider the horrors and absolute subjugation
that is slavery. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWbutler.rtf
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decimated Earth in "Dawn" and human beings are almost extinct. "People" from another planet arrive and set about saving the humans and restoring the environment of Earth. They place most
of the humans into suspended animation so they can begin the laborious processes required for the planets recovery. However, the aliens have their own agenda and that is to enslave
humans to meet their own needs. Themes of slavery are constantly present in "Dawn" and present a ways to reconsider the horrors and absolute subjugation that is slavery. Bibliography lists
3 sources. BWbutler.rtf Slavery in "Dawn" By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more
information on using this paper properly! Introduction Octavia Butler is too often dismissed as "only" writing science fiction. Such a statement does not really suit Butlers novels and short
stories. Instead, it would be more accurate to describe her as writing about people with unusual talents or backgrounds in remarkably unusual circumstances and settings. Themes of betrayal, destruction of
the environment by the actions of human beings, skepticism bout religion, and problems that are the result of the human desire for power structures and organization are often present in
her writing. In fact, it would be more accurate to describe her writing as being about societys problems and how they might be handled. In her 1987 novel "Dawn," Butler
presents the theme of slavery in the service of another beings hierarchy and sense of survival and order. "dawn" became the first book in a trilogy, followed by "Adulthood
Rites" (1988) and "Imago" (1989). Close to Extinction Nuclear war has decimated the earth in "Dawn" and human beings are almost extinct. "People" from another planet arrive and set
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