Parable of the Sower: Narrative
Explanatory Paragraph: In The Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler suggests that survival is key. She implies that in the future death is inevitable and survival is a necessary skill to have. Lauren must live outside her community after the big fire. Because she has access to her father’s “library” of books, she is able to read on how to survive in the “wild”. These books teach Lauren what she can and cannot eat. Before the fire, Lauren’s father teaches her and other kids in the neighborhood how to shoot and be safe around a gun. These skills are extremely useful in surviving in the outside world. Surviving outside of the community wall is a very dangerous task, that Lauren’s younger brother, Keith, could not …show more content…
She said that they needed to stick together in order to survive. She had watched many horror movies, and splitting up was always a bad thing. Carter, on the other hand, despised the genre. With Glenn’s death, Sam knew Carter couldn’t deal with another death. She didn't want to lose him either. Glenn had been like a brother to her, but Carter was much more. He was her boyfriend. They had been together ever since Sam’s parents were in the accident. That was five years ago. That was when the voices went away.
(But I’m back)
Sam and Carter moved out of the room with Glenn and into Carter’s bedroom. There, they made a game plan to catch whoever was doing this to them. Carter decided that they needed refreshments for this. Even though Sam objected, Carter left. As he walked off he said, “I’ll be back.” She believed him.
(Second Mistake)
After ten minutes, Carter didn’t return. Sam began to get worried. She headed down the hall to find him. Then out of nowhere, something grabbed her. She screamed at the top of her lungs for help. Her oversized shirt was tugged and spun her around. Her attacker covered his face with a mask, which she had flung off across the hallway. He had a face with cuts and scars all over. Scared of her screams, Sam’s attacker fled out into the backyard. Now was her chance. She ran and picked up the black mask he wore. A name was printed on the inside, “Frank Ellison”. This name sounded very familiar to
Explanatory Paragraph: In The Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler suggests that survival is key. She implies that in the future death is inevitable and survival is a necessary skill to have. Lauren must live outside her community after the big fire. Because she has access to her father’s “library” of books, she is able to read on how to survive in the “wild”. These books teach Lauren what she can and cannot eat. Before the fire, Lauren’s father teaches her and other kids in the neighborhood how to shoot and be safe around a gun. These skills are extremely useful in surviving in the outside world. Surviving outside of the community wall is a very dangerous task, that Lauren’s younger brother, Keith, could not …show more content…
She said that they needed to stick together in order to survive. She had watched many horror movies, and splitting up was always a bad thing. Carter, on the other hand, despised the genre. With Glenn’s death, Sam knew Carter couldn’t deal with another death. She didn't want to lose him either. Glenn had been like a brother to her, but Carter was much more. He was her boyfriend. They had been together ever since Sam’s parents were in the accident. That was five years ago. That was when the voices went away.
(But I’m back)
Sam and Carter moved out of the room with Glenn and into Carter’s bedroom. There, they made a game plan to catch whoever was doing this to them. Carter decided that they needed refreshments for this. Even though Sam objected, Carter left. As he walked off he said, “I’ll be back.” She believed him.
(Second Mistake)
After ten minutes, Carter didn’t return. Sam began to get worried. She headed down the hall to find him. Then out of nowhere, something grabbed her. She screamed at the top of her lungs for help. Her oversized shirt was tugged and spun her around. Her attacker covered his face with a mask, which she had flung off across the hallway. He had a face with cuts and scars all over. Scared of her screams, Sam’s attacker fled out into the backyard. Now was her chance. She ran and picked up the black mask he wore. A name was printed on the inside, “Frank Ellison”. This name sounded very familiar to