Essays Tagged: "Rufus"
Summary: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler pp. 112 to 154
154 of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Dana travels back home once and then returns to the past with Rufus eight days later. She ends up going home without Kevin, and she hopes he is still around the n ... nds up going home without Kevin, and she hopes he is still around the next time she is called on by Rufus. When she returns to the past, Kevin isn't at the Weylin plantation, but he has been in contac ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Interacial relationships: "Another Country" by James Baldwin
ives of several individuals in Harlem and Paris in the 1950's. The story begins with the suicide of Rufus, a black musician who abusive nature and bisexuality lead him into a hopeless hole of despair. ... ty lead him into a hopeless hole of despair. Through this his friends search for a greater meaning. Rufus's sister Ida and his close friend Vivaldo begin a relationship which is soiled with racial ten ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Kindred Evaluation
. A "frame of reference" can sometimes give one the wrong idea or thing to do, as it does for Rufus a lot in Kindred. Rufus's frame of reference is a little different because it does not lead hi ... im into more trouble. But really this book wouldn't be very good if there was no trouble at all. So rufus has a frame of reference but it isn't exactly the best one.Rufus ultimately proves he is a pro ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Kindred by Olivia Butler - Rufus' Evil and Inhumane Nature
Rufus Weylin; a character first perceived as a young, curious and innocent boy, turns in to an over- ... , making them live a long life of misery and unhappiness. As Kindred unfolds, it becomes clear that Rufus turns in to a stereotypical slave owner and abuser. With every trip that Dana makes back to Ru ... t his time some white men do have slaves as servants, not everybody does, and not everybody has to. Rufus misuses the power of his freewill, and causes lots of physical and emotional pain to everybody ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors