“Blood child and Other Stories” by Octavia E. Butler was first publicized in 1995, and an extended edition was later released in 2005. The second edition containing two extra stories. “Blood child and Other Stories’ is the only published collection of science fiction stories by Butler. Containing two stories that won the Nebula award and the Hugo Award.
Octavia E. Butler continually allows her mind to freely wonder and her hands to flow. The stories within “Blood child and other stories” are behind any one imaginations. In her ‘Afterword’ she explains how her stories came to be. From wondering what it would be like if man where to be pregnant, to incest relationships within the bible, depression that she had once experienced or strange co-workers, and her fascination with genetic disorders. Throughout Butlers book, there is a motif of themes. In “Blood child and Other Stories” there are overlapping themes. The theme of love, sacrifices, and dystopic worlds.…show more content… Loves allows the characters to grow. Allowing them to mature or find closure. In “Near Kin” the main character resents her mother for not raising her and taking on that motherly role, even after the death of her mother. The main character felt as if no one within her family showed her attention, expect for her uncle. Because of the love that her uncle gave her, not only has her uncle but also as her father. Because of this sympatric incest, she could come to peace with her other and view her mother differently. Butler states that she wondered how the actions of those around us would either “encourage, discourage, or otherwise guide”
