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Octavia Butler was shy as a child. [1] [2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ Butler, Octavia E. "Positive Obsession." Bloodchild and Other Stories. New York : Seven Stories, 2005. 123-136
  2. ^ Fox, Margalit (2006-03-01). "Octavia E. Butler, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ^ Butler, O.E. "Birth Of A Writer." Essence (Essence) 20.1 (1989): 74. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Mar. 2016.

The Evening and the Morning and the Night

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Summary

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The short "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" is a short tells the story about this young narrator going through a rough patch in her life. The narrator describes how there are so many horrible events happening to her and her parents. She's been in a mental hospital, she's suicidal,she cuts her wrists, her father killed her mother, her father killed himself.

Mama's Baby, Papa's Slavery? The Problem and Promise of Mothering in Octavia E. Butler's “Bloodchild”[1]

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This article explains how the humans in the story are actually victims are a unique type of slavery.

Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler: Slaves, Aliens, and Vampires[2]

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An Interview with Octavia E. Butler[3]

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