Chapter Summary Of Kindred

The book Kindred takes place in 1976 California, but the setting goes back and forth between 1976 California and 1800s Maryland. Kindred starts with a prologue that introduces the reader by telling us bits and pieces of what is happening in the book. The prologue may be confusing to readers because the prologue starts with what is happening at the end of Kindred. The prologue begins with Dana being hospitalized because her left arm is gone. The cops think that her boyfriend, Kevin, has something to do with Dana’s arm. In the chapter, “The River” is when Dana first starts disappearing. Dana encounters a boy named Rufus, who she saved from drowning. When she returns from antebellum South, Dana says she was gone for a long amount of(stopped here) …show more content…
Dana shows a numerous of characteristics of what a responsible human being should be. Dana has showed fairness. Dana shows the characteristic of being caring. Some examples that Dana is caring is when Dana starts disappearing to antebellum South it is because Rufus is in trouble. Dana has saved Rufus from drowning and has saved Rufus from a fire. Dana has also taken care of Rufus when he had broken his leg and she has intervened a fight Rufus had gotten into with Isaac. An example of bravery Dana shows is when every time Dana time travels back to the pre-civil war era in antebellum Maryland she is putting her life in danger because she is in the slavery era. Instead of cowardly hiding in fear, Dana tries to fit into the era as best as she can. Dana shows respect for the slaves because she knows that the slaves are going through a tremendous amount of pain and the will not be any good anytime soon in the slave 's future. Dana does not take advantage the experience and the information she has gained from being in the pre civil war era. For Dana being a responsible human being is about being caring, brave, respectful and putting other people 's needs before your