I read three different, but interesting texts this week that focus on youth. Octavia E. Butler’s “Bloodchild” clearly makes itself a coming of age story with it’s first line, “My last night of childhood began with a visit home” (3). I was prepared to read a story about the loss of childhood, but was surprised with the dystopian world setting. It is comparable to human sexuality when Gan is impregnated near the end of the story, but with a reversal of typical gender roles. The power struggle between the two species in the story reminded me of the tensions between black and white communities. The two must learn to be interdependent in order to survive in the world. The Terrans can be compared to black folks and the Tlic to white. Toni Morrison’s
