Kindred by Octavia Butler

Kindred by Octavia Butler 

Must answer these questions Kindred Essay Responses 1. ” Certain kinds of trauma visited on peoples are so deep, so cruel, that unlike money, unlike vengeance, even unlike justice, or rights, or the goodwill of others, only writers can translate such trauma and turn sorrow into meaning, sharpening the moral imagination.” – Toni Morrison After reading Kindred and taking this course, what does Toni Morrison mean by the above quote. Please incorporate what you know about trauma/recovery as well as how the brain processes trauma. (20 points) 2. Please compare Dana getting pulled back to the past to a symptom of post- traumatic stress. Please compare Dana getting pushed back to the present to a different symptom of post -traumatic stress. (20 points) 3. Please explain the dialectic behind Dana’s pull to help Rufus. Dialectic means having to grapple with two seemingly opposite things that are existing at the same time. Relate this dialectic to the complexity of historical trauma. (20 points) 4. Please reflect on Dana and Alice’s relationship. Why is this relationship complex? What are some of Dana’s struggles in this relationship? Please relate Dana pouring brine in Alice’s wounds to the complexities of healing from historical trauma. (20 points) 5. Please relate the metaphor of Dana losing her arm to 1. The healing process of post-traumatic stress and 2. The nature of historical trauma. (20 points)