Essays on Parable of the Sower

A confident desire for change, generally that is hope; it does not matter the kind of change one would be hoping for, neither does it matter the circumstances that have made them want that change. All that matters is the confident desire that the change will happen. It, therefore, follows that hope can be represented in different ways, depending on the circumstances, of which some circumstances can be very adverse, while others can just be mild. This distinction can be…

Introduction In the Science fiction novel of the Parable of the Sower, author Octavia Butler narrates a disturbing dystopian future, failing government of the United States, set in 2020s, see from the eyes of Lauren a young African American and the Protagonist of the story. This future from the novel was Butler's very own prediction of what the future will be a future filled with climate change, violence and chaos. Butler's prediction of a future is almost disturbingly accurate is…

Introduction Octavia Butler concludes Parable of the Sower with the namesake Bible excerpt: what are the parallels between Lauren's journey to spread Earthseed and the parabolic farmer's journey to sow his seed? More specifically, what were the underlying causes for the compact, rocky, thorny, and good soils? Wasted Seeds In the parable that Jesus told, the farmer first tossed his seed onto the path that he walked. Because this worn path was made of compacted and infertile soil, pedestrians kicked…

Introduction We are in the 21st century, but gender role is still a critical issue in our society. In our society, men are considered strong; and women are weak. In some place's women are not allowed to go out for work; they must stay home and take care of children. In our society, we heard many times how women mistreated in some places. Men treat women as a thing that they can use and then throw away. Margaret Atwood's novel…

Empathy: A quality or a fault? Empathy is a quality that most human beings consider a weakness rather than a strength. In a world where everyone is concerned with his or her own well being, it seems that being understanding other’s feelings is an unnecessary virtue to have. In Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, Lauren is born with a disease called hyper-empathy. Her hyper-empathy enables her to feel other people’s pleasure and pain. While living in a dystopian society…

Introduction Octavia Butler's novel ​Parable Of The Sower​ paints a horrific picture of how the future potentially could turn out. We see Americas dark future, climate change, inequality, crime and violence have destroyed society. The basic human necessities are now expensive commodities. With this amount of chaos spreading through the world, savage human nature has begun to come out and societal progress is regressing. Butler sheds light on the true nature of humans through repetitive portrayals of crime and violence…

In Octavia Butler's novel, Parabole of the Sower a young adult, Lauren, travels in hopes to spread religious truth throughout the northeastern parts of the United States. Butler sets the novel 30 years in the future but uses techniques to highlight how issues in the world remain the same even as time passes. Rather than change the issues to make the novel a utopian society, the author emphasizes how poverty, race, and religion are controversial topics that continue to remain…

“The Word of God,” the letter to the Hebrews writes, “is living and active” (Heb 4:12). In ways more than one, this passage tells of the eternal character that marks the truths found in the Scriptures; for while the written texts of the Scriptures have long been established – read: definitively canonized – thousands of years ago, the teachings and wisdom which are contained therein are never confined into either the timeframes or specific contexts of the written literatures themselves.…