When Lauren asked him about what it was like outside, he gave her a glimpse into his life. This time, he stayed outside, bringing back money and gifts for his mom and one of his brothers. Both Cory and Keith held this against him, and Keith left once more. After his second time doing that, his father whipped him severely. Keith’s response was to sneak out of the compound, taking his mother’s key and the family gun with him. Since the age of 12, Keith was anxious to learn, but his father would not make an exception for him. Lauren is the oldest with three younger brothers, the youngest of which is Keith.įrom the age of fifteen, most members of the community were taught how to shoot. Olamina Is a preacher and his wife Cory is a schoolteacher. The father works at the University for money, and they have a house and garden. The Olamina family is relatively well off. Although her mother is dead, the smart drugs that her mother used when she was pregnant with Lauren have had a lasting effect – Lauren is a sharer and can feel the pain of others. When we meet Lauren Olamina, she is fifteen. Those who can afford to live in walled compounds design their security using shifts of armed guards and locked gates to enter the area. The police are as likely to be thugs as to help you, and you have to pay them for help. There are few jobs, no social welfare system. The year is 2024 and the world is in chaos. Parable of the Sower was first published in 1993 by Octavia Butler.
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