Kindred By Octavia E. Butler
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Is there eye mutilation?
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The protagonist considers eye mutilation but does not go through with it.
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The character Rufus is afraid of his father and of being hurt by him.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
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A character uses opiates and is at one point described as still needing them, implying that she is addicted.
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Dana hits a dog with a stick
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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There are multiple instances of slave characters being whipped.
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Is there a hanging?
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A character hangs themselves but there are no hangings.
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Is there amputation?
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Dana loses her arm after her last travel trip
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Family
Does a parent die?
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A couple parents die over the course of the novel. At least three important characters.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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A character vomits while being whipped.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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The novel takes place in pre-Civil War America, so a lot of the characters are racist and display hateful attitudes, though the narrative of the novel never frames these characters as right. The n-word is used frequently throughout the novel.
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A character who abuses the protagonist and people of her race becomes attracted to her, not knowing that they're related
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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A child nearly drowns, but is saved.
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