Study Questions & Essay Topics
Study Questions
1. Why does Alice kill herself instead
of run away?
2. How does Rufus feel about Dana?
3. What do Dana's experiences say about
modern America?
Suggested Essay Topics
1. What does it mean that Kevin is white? How would Kindred be
different if Dana's husband were black?
2. What literary techniques does Butler use to elevate
her novel above simple science fiction?
3. What does it mean that both Dana's and Kevin's parents
are dead?
4. What effect does Dana's first-person narration have
on the novel?
5. Can Kindred be called a love story?
