The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

    Please read attachment for full instructions. The novel is the only reference to use. Objective: Demonstrate the ability to use different ideological perspectives and analyses on the same figure and evaluate this figure through these perspectives. What does this mean? Show me you can see the world through completely different lenses by analyzing one character several different ways. The Parable of the Sower is a novel that explores concepts of social Darwinism, dystopia, corruption, greed, corporatism, faith, and survival. It is a novel that presents a chilling look at what happens when the society that we have come to rely upon turns against us. The story lets us look at what happens when society and faith fail, but also how they can be reborn again. This is a novel that actively resists being easily categorized, and each major character can be analyzed in a variety of ways.