Book Discussion: Kindred
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Potential discussion questions, but feel free to write about anything that comes to mind during the reading:
- Describe the book in one word!
- Which characters stand out to you? What are their characteristics? Are they fully developed?
- Can you pick out a passage that strikes you as particularly profound or interesting?
- How do you think Butler confronts us with issues of difference in Kindred? How does she challenge us to consider boundaries of black/white, master/slave, husband/wife, past/present?
- Compare Tom Weylin and Rufus Weylin. Is Rufus an improvement or simply an alteration of his father?
- Discuss the ways in which the title encapsulates the relationships within the novel.
- Do the words and pictures work together to tell the story?
- What did you think of the quality of the art? What did you think about the quality of the story?
- How does the artwork impact the story?
- How does Butler and the artists depict time throughout the story?
- Have you read Butler’s novel, Kindred, and if so, is the graphic novel adaptation successful?
- Has the graphic novel made you want to read the novel it was based on or other works by Butler?
- Do you see any parallels between Kindred and the world we live in today?
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Book Discussion: Kindred
Potential discussion questions, but feel free to write about anything that comes to mind during the reading:
- Describe the book in one word!
- Which characters stand out to you? What are their characteristics? Are they fully developed?
- Can you pick out a passage that strikes you as particularly profound or interesting?
- How do you think Butler confronts us with issues of difference in Kindred? How does she challenge us to consider boundaries of black/white, master/slave, husband/wife, past/present?
- Compare Tom Weylin and Rufus Weylin. Is Rufus an improvement or simply an alteration of his father?
- Discuss the ways in which the title encapsulates the relationships within the novel.
- Do the words and pictures work together to tell the story?
- What did you think of the quality of the art? What did you think about the quality of the story?
- How does the artwork impact the story?
- How does Butler and the artists depict time throughout the story?
- Have you read Butler’s novel, Kindred, and if so, is the graphic novel adaptation successful?
- Has the graphic novel made you want to read the novel it was based on or other works by Butler?
- Do you see any parallels between Kindred and the world we live in today?
