Kindred - Episode 2

Group members: Adrie, Reese, Aylin, Amber. Summary: For this episode we read pages 65-131 of the book Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. Then we discussed four songs and how they related to the themes, characters, and relationships we'd seen so far throughout the book. Finally, we each shared our overall thoughts on the book so far as well as how we expect the story to progress. Songs: 1) Lovely by Billie Eilish and Khalid - https://youtu.be/V1Pl8CzNzCw. 2) Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen - https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ. 3) Meet Me in the Woods by Lord Huron - https://youtu.be/d5axbaGBVto. 4) Hold On by Chord Overstreet - https://youtu.be/8ofCZObsnOo. Book quotes: “Finally, after more woods and fields, the plain square house was before me… I was startled to catch myself saying wearily ‘Home at last’.” (p. 126) “I thought Weylin meant to kill me. I thought I would die on the ground” (p. 107) “Suddenly, I realized what was happening and I screamed” (p. 107) “Let’s see what we can do to keep him from growing up into a red-haired version of his father.” (p. 81) “I’d gone away for nearly 2 months and come back yesterday - the same day I left home. Nothing was real.” (p. 115