Kindred Full Book Study

ContentsPage1-6: Plot/KeyeventsPage6-10: DanaPage10-19: RufusPage20-21: KevinPage21-22: TomPage22-24: MargaretPage24-27: Carrie+Sarah+AlicePage27-32: Dana&KevinPage32-36: Dana&RufusPage36-37: Dana&TomPage37-38: Dana&AlicePage38: Rufus&TomPage39-40: Rufus&AlicePage40: Rufus&Nigel Prologue:Plot/Keyevents● DanaandKevinsupport eachother andkeepeachother companyafter experiencinganextremelycomplexincident● Danalosesher left arm Th Rivepg5-11Plot/Keyevents● DanaandKevinjust movedhousefromLosAngelestoAltadena● DanameetsRufusfor thefirst time, travelsbackintimefor thefirst time● Dana’sbirthday● DanasavesRufusfromdrowning● Danawasalmost killed/shot Th Fir pa 1-2pg12-28Plot/Keyevents● DanaandKevinareat home, tryingtorecover fromDana’sfirst timetravel, beforeDanatimetravelsagain● Danatimestravel for thesecondtime, shesavesRufusfor thesecondtime(fromburningthehousedown)● Danalearnsthat her timetravel iscontrolledbyRufus’sneedfor help● Danalearnsthat shehadtravelledacrossspaceaswell astime: 1815● Danalearnsabout her familial relationshipwithRufus Th Fir pa 3-4pg29-40Plot/Keyevents:● DanafindsAlice● WitnessesAlice’sdadget beaten● Danaisalmost rapedbywhiteslavepatroller

Th Fir pa 5-6pg40-50Plot/Keyevents:● Danareturnshome● SheandKevindisusewhat happenedandhowtopreparefor futuretimetravelling Th Fal pa 1 pg51-57Plot/Keyevents● Dana’swayof life● HowKevinandDanamet● Howpeoplesawthemasacouple Th Fal pa 2pg57- 66Plot/Keyevents:● Danatimetravelsfor thethirdtime, thistimewithKevin● Rufusisinjuredfromfallingoff thetree● KevinandDanaexplaintimetravellingtoRufus Th Fal pa 3pg66- 77Plot/Keyevents● TomWeylinfetchesRufushomeafter hehadbrokenhislegfromfallingoff atreebrunch● DanameetsLuke, Carrie, Sarah● Danaisjudgedfor her outfit, her speech Th Fal pa 4pg77-84Plot/Keyevents:● Danafindsout about Sarah’schildren.● DanaandKevindiscusswhat todo Th Fal pa 5pg84-96Plot/Keyevents:● DanaandKevindiscussMargaret● DanareadstoRufus, TomWeylinfindsout shecanread. Th Fal pa 6pg96-102Plot/Keyevents:● Danawatchesanother whipping● DanamovesintoKevinsroom● Margaret slapsDana● SarahexplainswhyshehatesMargaret Th Fal pa 7pg102- 108Plot/Keyevents● DanaagreestoteachNigel toreadandwrite● DanaandKevinwitnessagroupof childrenplayingagameof sellingslaves

Th Fal pa 8pg108- 115Plot/keyevents:● Danaisnot allowedtoreaduntil RufusapologisestoTom● RufusisrudetoMargaret● DanateachesNigel toreadandgetscaught● TomwhipsDana Th Figh pa 1 pg116-121Plot/keyevents● KevinandDanalivetogether, sometimesat Kevin’shouse, sometimesat Dana’shouse● KevinproposestoDana● Brought backtorecent pass, madeawareof KevinandDana’srelationshipwiththeirfamiliesandhowtheyperceivetheir mixed-racerelationship Th Figh pa 2pg121-126Plot/Keyevents● Danareturnshomewithout Kevin● Danahadjust experiencedher first whippingbeforethisreturn● Danaisinconfusionbetweenthe2timezones● Danaisinagonisingpain Th Figh pa 3pg126-130Plot/Keyevents● DanatimetravelsandreturnstoMaryland● FindsRufusgettingbeatenbyIsaac, for rapingAlice● AliceandIsaacrunaway Th Figh pa 4pg130-136Plot/Keyevents:● Danareturnstothehouse for help● DanameetsNigel andTomWeylin. Th Figh pa 5pg137-142Plot/Keyevents● DanagoestotheWeylinplantationtolookfor helpafter Rufushadafight withIsaac● TomanalysesDanaasasupernatural being● TominvitesDanatostay, Kevinisupnorth Th Figh pa 6pg143-156Plot/Keyevents● Danatakescareof Rufusafter hehadbeenbeatenupbyIsaac● RufusreassuresDanaabout Tomandtheyeat breakfast together, he’slonelyya● DanaseesKevin’sletterssavedbyRufus, andRufusofferstohelpDanamail letterstoKevin

● DanalearnsfromRufusthat Nigel hadattemptedtorunawayafter LukewassoldbyTom Th Figh pa 7pg156-162Plot/Keyevents:● DanaandSarahtalkabout books● Alicegetsbrought back, severelyinjured● DanastartsnursingAlicebacktohealth Th Figh pa 8pg162-165Plot/Keyevents:● Danacaresfor Alice● Danafindsout what happenedtoIsaacandtalkstoSarah Th Figh pa 9pg165-169Plot/Keyevents● Nigel confidesinDanaabout runningaway● DanaandRufusdiscussAlice’srecovery Th Figh pa 10pg169-176Plot/Keyevent● Alicerememberswhat happened● Carriestartsgivingbirth Th Figh pa 11 pg176-185Plot● Nigel andCarrie’sbabyisborn● DanawantstowritetoKevinagainafter not receivinganyreturnnewsfromhim● RufusdivulgeshisjealousytowardsDanaandKevin’srelationship, incomparisonwithhisrelationshipwithAlice● DanatalkswithAliceabout submittingherself toRufus, ashehadinstructedher todo● Alicesubmitsherself toRufus Th Figh pa 12pg185-192Plot● AlicesubmitstoRufus● Danafindsout about Rufus’ betrayal innot mailingher letterstoKevin● Danarunsaway, but getscaught byRufusandTomWeylin Th Figh pa 13pg192-197Plot● Danaisbrought backtotheWeylinplantationafter failingtorunaway● DanaiswhippedbyTomWeylin● Rufusdemandscarefor Dana Th Figh pa 14pg196-197Plot

● Liza, thesewingwoman, isrevealedtoDanatobetheonewhobetrayedher inherescape● Alice, TessandCarriestoodupfor Danaandbeat Lizaup Th Figh pa 15pg197-200Plot/Keyevents:● Kevinsendswordthat heisarriving● Rufusfindsout that Danaknewabout hislies● Danafindsout that TomwrotetoKevinfor her Th Figh pa 16pg200-208Plot/Keyevents● EdwardsisinchargewhileTomandRufusareout● Kevincomesback● Rufusthreatenstoshoot● DanaandKevintimetravel backtopresent time Th Stor pa 1 pg209-219Plot● Kevin&Danareturnto1976(their present)● Kevinstrugglestoadapt backtomodernlifeanddoesnot recogniseit ashishome● Kevin&Danabothadmit tofeelingagreater senseof homelinesstowardstheWeylinplantation● Danatravelsbacktopast at theend Th Stor pa 2pg219-224Plot/Keyevents:● DanafindsRufus● DanaconfrontsTom, threatenshimtonever beat her again Th Stor pa 3pg224-228Plot/Keyevents● DanameetsRufus, whoissick● Nigel suspectsitsague● TomthreatensDana Th Stor pa 4pg229-233Plot/Keyevents:● DanameetsAliceandSarah● Rufusgetsbetter● TomWeylindies Th Stor pa 5-6pg233-242Plot● 2out of Alice’schildrenhavedied● AliceblamesRufusfor her children’sdeath

● Aliceissent toworkinthefieldsbyRufusbecauseshefailedtosaveTom’slife(ist timeinthefields, getswhippedbyEvanFowler)● RufusbringsDanabackfromthefields Th Stor pa 7-8pg242-249Plot/Keyevents:● Danaworksfor Margaret● RufussellsTess Th Stor pa 9-10pg250-254Plot● RufusgetsDanatohelphimwriteletters(totakecareof thedebtsleft behindbyTom)● RufusmeetsAliceandDanaeatingtogether inthecabinandseesthemasasinglebeing Th Stor pa 11-12pg253-263Plot/Keyevents:● Danajoinsaparty● AlicegivesbirthtoJoe, whoDanateaches● Hagar isborn Th Stor pa 13pg263-267Plot● DanastartsteachingblackchildrenintheWeylinplantation, withRufus’acknowledgement● SamasksDanatoteachhisbrother andsister toread● RufussellsSam● RufushitsDanafor thefirst time→TURNINGPOINT, BREAKINGOFRELATIONSHIP● Danaslitsher wrist togohome Th Rop pa 1 pg268-271Plot● Danareturnshomeafter cuttingher wrist● DanaandKevinareinadilemmaonwhat todowithRufus- shouldtheykill him? Th Rop pa 2pg271-276Plot/Keyevents:● DanaandKevindiscusswhat happenedintheantebellumsouth Th Rop pa 3pg276-281Plot/Keyevents● DanatimetravelsbackandfindsAlicedead● Shefindsout that RufustoldAlicehehadsoldher children, drivingher tosuicide Th Rop pa 4pg281-292Plot

● Rufusdrawsupcertificatesof freedomfor hischildren● RufusexpressestoDanahisfear anddreamsof losingher, wantsDanatopromisehim● RufuskeepsurgingDananever toleavesoshecancarefor hischildren● Danagoestotheatticplanningtoslit her wrist again, but isfollowedbyRufus● DanastabsRufusandreturnshome Epilogu pg293-295Plot● After recovering, DanaandKevingotoMaryland, thengotoBaltimore Characterisation/Relationship Th Rivepg5-11Characterisation: Dana● Caring○ Analysis: prioritisesother'sneedsaboveher own. Despitebeingutterlydisoriented, DanarushestosaveRufusfromdrowningintheriver without anyhesitationat all.● Analysis: Despitebeingaccusedfor hurtingRufusandbeingbeaten, DanapersistsintryingtoresuscitateRufus. Sheputsotherslifeaboveher ownwell-beingandsafety. Writer, lovesbooks○ Ev: Wehadsomanybooks, wehadtotrytokeeptheminsomekindoforder.○ Analysis: Showsthat Danalovesbooks. Booksaresymbolicofknowledge, inthepast, slaveswerenot allowedtolearntoreadandDanaherself wasprohibitedfromreading