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Butler's Genius in Kindred

 Aakash Vasireddy | April 18th, 2022 | History as Fiction | Blog Post #4 Examining Butler's choices in developing Kindred's science fictional storyline In comparison to Ragtime and Mumbo Jumbo , I definitely found the storyline and the development of Butler's Kindred  more engaging and entertaining. On the surface, there are some basic attributes that differ such as the writing style, which uses more dialogue and imagery than the previous novels, and the method in which these fictional characters are incorporated. However, I wanted to take some time to simply appreciate the writing choices that Butler has made to make this science fictional storyline so captivating for readers like myself and such an interesting point of discussion. First off, I'd like to start with how Butler builds the foundation of Kindred . Like many of my fellow readers, I have encountered many science fiction novels or popular culture sources that contain the classic science fiction trope of time ...
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From the Ashes

 Aakash Vasireddy | March 11th, 2022 | History as Fiction | Blog Post #3 How Jes Grew Extends Far Beyond a Simple Dance Craze  J es Grew has no end and no beginning. It even precedes that little ball that exploded 10000000000s of years ago and et to what we are now. Jes Grew may even have caused the ball to explode. We will miss it for a while but it will come back, and when it returns we will see that it never left. You see, life will will never end; there is really no end to life, if anything goes it will be death. Jes Grew is life. They comfortably share a single horse like 2 knights. They will try to depress Jes Grew but it will only spring back and prosper. We will make our own future Text. A future generation of young artists will accomplish this.                                                  ...
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The Evolution of Younger Brother

 Aakash Vasireddy | February 14th, 2022 | History as Fiction | Blog Post #2 Editor's Note: First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for any confusion regarding the content (or, more notably, the lack thereof) in this blog post over the stretch of Agora Week. The blog post had not been finished yet, but I appreciate any good-natured comments made during this stretch. The post has now been completed with some of my better critiques, arguments, and thoughts regarding Doctorow's character. Thanks for understanding. _________________________________________________________________________________ For the purpose of this blog post, I believe it's only fair that, as we are finished with the novel, I refer to this character as "Younger Brother" as opposed to "Mother's Younger Brother," which he was named throughout most of the story until the final stretch of chapters. To understand Younger Brother's story and subsequently his significance to Doctor...
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Ragtime's Intersection with History and Fiction

 Aakash Vasireddy | January 31st, 2022 | History as Fiction | Blog Post #1 | Mr. Mitchell Ragtime 's Intersection with History and Fiction For my first post, I'd like to circle back to the discussion regarding the distinction between the notion of "history" and the notion of "fiction". History, put simply, is what we consider a "retelling of past events." Despite the fact that we most commonly associate the word "history" with events many decades or even centuries ago, every passing moment is another addition to our recent history. Even the smallest moments now - the final buzzer sounding during a basketball game, acing an exam, taking a free period to spend time with friends on the quad, etc. - will be considered in our high school history twenty years from now. In contrast, fiction is based more so on the imagination of the creator/writer. Fiction does not stay within the boundaries of its content being 100% authentic and real. Fiction ...
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