Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower Class
This course explores Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (1993), a dystopian novel that follows Lauren Oya Olamina, a young Black woman with hyperempathy, as she navigates a collapsing society and develops her own belief system, Earthseed. Through close reading, discussion, and critical analysis, we will examine the novel’s themes of climate change, systemic inequality, religion, and resilience.
This course explores Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (1993), a dystopian novel that follows Lauren Oya Olamina, a young Black woman with hyperempathy, as she navigates a collapsing society and develops her own belief system, Earthseed. Through close reading, discussion, and critical analysis, we will examine the novel’s themes of climate change, systemic inequality, religion, and resilience.
This course explores Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (1993), a dystopian novel that follows Lauren Oya Olamina, a young Black woman with hyperempathy, as she navigates a collapsing society and develops her own belief system, Earthseed. Through close reading, discussion, and critical analysis, we will examine the novel’s themes of climate change, systemic inequality, religion, and resilience.