If Robledo was your town today, how would you fare with the conditions

7. Read page 3-125

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O28muWz-rPKUlFsrQkFy_f0Y3c6T1DkY/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtDwrCgjhYxKCpUu0v6lZEgifNu0fbXn/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e4ag8ryY2AwRyqSUw5J5ykjaJ3uOZ46r/view

Answer one or more of the following questions:

If Robledo was your town today, how would you fare with the conditions characterizing the city (inflation, water shortage, food scarcity, poverty, etc.)? You could reflect, for instance, on your relative security/vulnerability or speculate about your ability to secure essentials, such as food and water.

Which character do you most identify with, and why?

What connections do you personally make with the story? You could consider the setting, plot, characters, or any kinds of parallels you draw between Butler's fictional world and our own real world conditions.

How does the novel's imagined setting resonate with our real-world setting?

9. Read excerpts from from Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements.( https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ENipUCf4iQJeZspP4freVDvR2CvQexv/view ) (“Preface” and “Intro”) and “ Outro.”( https://drive.google.com/file/d/11MFDrIm3aCmj4YwPA1GnOKwWYsO1J6ao/view ) and answer the following:

In your own words, why is this book (and/or social justice movements in general) necessary, according to Sheree Renée Thomas in "Foreword: Birth of a Revolution," and what line or lines best support your answer?

What would you say is the hope of this anthology, according to Walidah Imarisha's "Introduction", and what line inspires your response?

What is the significance of the anthology's title, Octavia's Brood," according to Imarisha?

How does Imarisha define "visionary fiction"?

According to Imarisha, what did Octavia Butler want?

In "Outro," how does adrienne maree brown articulate the impact of Octavia Butler to her own project?

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