Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler

Tracy Dunn

Amy

Her crazy family hasn’t been any help. They treat her the way she treated Amy: They ignore her.

Here’s the birthday gift that came into my mind this morning as I woke up—just two lines: The Destiny of Earthseed Is to take root among the stars.

Right now, it’s also impossible. The world is in horrible shape. Even rich countries aren’t doing as well as history says rich countries used to do.

The Destiny of Earthseed Is to take root among the stars.

There’s always a lot to do before you get to go to heaven.

To get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior.

TRACY DUNN

Mr. Yannis

Bianca Montoya

Jorge Iturbe

Yolanda Ibarra’s

You’d think they had nothing else to do.

The really don’t. Haha

Craig Dunn

Siti...

Richard ...

how in the world can anyone get married and make babies with things the way they are now?

Now there’s nowhere to go, nothing to do.

if they’re lucky, they get a room or a garage to live in—with no hope of anything better and every reason to expect things to get worse.

Curtis Talcott

Celia Iturbe Cruz

Two couples, and not one paying job among them.

There’s no way to save any money or ever do any better.

I don’t know whether Bianca is brave or stupid.

if all I had to look forward to was marriage to him and babies and poverty that just keeps getting worse, I think I’d kill myself.

Aura Moss.

Haha

Richard Moss

If they don’t want to do their part, he always backs them up. This is dangerous and stupid. It’s a breeding ground for resentment.

Payne kids

Doyle and Margaret.

Wardell P...

He’s a strange, solitary, whiny man.

Rosalee Payne

Where do they keep their money? Banks are (presumably) not functioning. Question.

Keith

Waiting to be older is worse than other kinds of waiting because there’s nothing you can do to make it happen faster.

Haha

Sometimes I dream about the way they stare at us.

Allison and Marie,

He checked the submachine gun, made sure it was fully loaded.

Cory, Marcus, Bennett, and Gregory

“Where’s the key you stole?” Dad cut in. “Did they take it from you?”

A pair of pants gone, and a shirt and a pair of shoes.

It wasn’t as though I wanted to help. I just thought I should. Keith was in real pain, and it was hard for me to endure sharing it.

the congregation that he had endangered and inconvenienced.

It went on and on because Keith refused to admit he had done anything wrong.

My brother isn’t very smart, but he makes up for it in pure stubbornness.

Haha

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