Describing the slave life from the perspective of a time-travelling modern woman, Butler’s strong narrative illustrates to contemporary readers the horrors of slavery. In this context, the novel draws a comparison with our lifetime, making the transition to the early 1800s all the more stark and evil in contrast.
Kindred is also an allegory for our modern times, still burdened by the wounds of slavery and a racial consciousness in our society that has scars that won’t heal. Butler shows us, though, that we as a nation and a people are bound, as kindred, between races and with a shared history.
Kindred is also an allegory for our modern times, still burdened by the wounds of slavery and a racial consciousness in our society that has scars that won’t heal. Butler shows us, though, that we as a nation and a people are bound, as kindred, between races and with a shared history.
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