<p>Welcome back to the Summer 16 Bookclub! We are continuing the conversation with Chapters 8-13 of Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.
Join us for this great conversation and engage with us on this weeks discussion questions:
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<li>1. As the stakes of survival grow higher for Lauren’s community, how could her father’s relationship with the Baptist religion change based on the decisions he has to make in the novel (for example, deciding on the possibility of killing burglars at the end of Chapter 7)?</li>
<li>2. Lauren's hyper-empathy has given her a wiser, more insightful look into the Baptist religion as well as the birth of Earthseed. However, how could Lauren's recurring dream be connected to her transition from one faith to another? How could the fire and the struggle to escape it be related to not only faith but to the struggle to survive as well?</li>
<li>3. As we continue to read this novel, we see piece by piece how elements of impending "slavery" come into context. What types of slavery may this be and are they related to financial stability or race? How could the new President-elect set back the country 100 years?</li>
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