Dictionary.com defines humanity as, 1.Human beings collectively; the human race; humankind. 2.The quality or condition of being a human; human nature. 3.The quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence. As humans in a world where there are such communities that thrive off of the destruction that they may cause, we work very hard to keep things in order, like, sticking to our faith, making sure that we have ourselves in order, and having a trustworthy group of people around us. Doing those things make us feel secure, as if we have everything under control and don’t have to worry. Octavia Butler’s novel, Parable of the Sower, supports my thesis with the experiences that Lauren has throughout the novel.
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Octavia writes, “‘At least we know each other , and…I managed to grab a few hundred dollars as I ran out of the house. He was offering trust. He meant we can trust each other. That was no small thing” (171). Lauren interprets that Harry is offering his trust with the things he is providing for their trip. This shows that her having trustworthy people is helping her retain her humanity, because Harry is offering her things that she needs to survive after the disaster and this helps during the destruction of her community because she 's able to keep her friendship with Harry along with supplies that she needed during the journey. At the end of chapter 15 Octavia writes, “They deserve to know that I’m a sharer. For their own safety they should know...A person that knows what I am can hurt me, betray me, disable me with little effort...I want to trust these people” (178). Lauren, feels as though she should tell Harry and Zarah about her hyperempathy but feels as though she can’t trust them because she doesn’t want them to hurt her so she decides that maybe she should tell them later. By doing this Lauren retains her humanity by making sure that she’ll be able to trust these people before letting them know her secret, so that she knows that they won’t try to cause any harm to
In the novel, Parable of the Sower, …show more content…
Octavia writes, “‘At least we know each other , and…I managed to grab a few hundred dollars as I ran out of the house. He was offering trust. He meant we can trust each other. That was no small thing” (171). Lauren interprets that Harry is offering his trust with the things he is providing for their trip. This shows that her having trustworthy people is helping her retain her humanity, because Harry is offering her things that she needs to survive after the disaster and this helps during the destruction of her community because she 's able to keep her friendship with Harry along with supplies that she needed during the journey. At the end of chapter 15 Octavia writes, “They deserve to know that I’m a sharer. For their own safety they should know...A person that knows what I am can hurt me, betray me, disable me with little effort...I want to trust these people” (178). Lauren, feels as though she should tell Harry and Zarah about her hyperempathy but feels as though she can’t trust them because she doesn’t want them to hurt her so she decides that maybe she should tell them later. By doing this Lauren retains her humanity by making sure that she’ll be able to trust these people before letting them know her secret, so that she knows that they won’t try to cause any harm to