“Women on Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower”

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“Reading Women on Afrofuturism and Parable of the Sower” (Links to an external site.)
(panel) Emily Temple, “How Octavia Butler’s Radical Vision of Femininity Inspired The
OA” (Links to an external site.) (article) National Museum of African American History
and Culture, The Revolutionary Practice of Black Feminisms (Links to an external site.)
(website) Marian Jones, “What Are Identity Politics? A Vision of Solidarity Rooted in
Black Feminism” (Links to an external site.) (op-ed) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “We
Should All Be Feminists” (Links to an external site.) (TED Talk) Kimberlé Crenshaw, “The
Urgency of Intersectionality” (Links to an external site.) (TED Talk) Alice Walker,
“Definition of Womanist” (Links to an external site.) (one-page excerpt) Patricia Hill
Collins,”What’s In a Name? Womanism, Black Feminism, and Beyond” (Links to an
external site.) (scholarly article) “Feminist Criticism (1960s–present),” (Links to an
external site.) OWL at Purdue (webpage) Movies/TV: I’ve selected a few movies/shows
below that have similar themes, dilemmas, and conflicts. As you watch, rhetorically listen
for overlap, for similarities and differences, and more. Star Trek: Discovery (CBS)
Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Beyonce, Lemonade Solange, A Seat at the Table Janelle
Monaê, Dirty Computer (Links to an external site.) Key Questions You will likely come up
with your own questions–in fact, you should–however, to get started, I’ve compiled a few
questions below: What is Black feminism? Who are some of the thinkers within Black
feminism? In the movies, TV, and/or music, what themes do you see that relate to what
you’ve learned about Black feminism? What examples support your insights? How and
why did Black feminism come to be? What were some of the initial themes and questions
posed by Black feminists? Both Kindred and Parable center Black woman characters.
What are some of the challenges they face? How do the lead characters in Kindred and
Parable navigate the challenges they face? More to come! Quick note: Butler doesn’t
consider Kindred a sci-fi novel. Quick Links Page: Week 12 Page: Continue working on
WE5 and begin reading Kindred (Week 12) Module: Resources for Writing Experience 5
(Butler’s Kindred and Parable of the Sower) Reading Guide: Kindred Kindred, by Octavia
Butler and adapted by John Jennings and Damian Duffy Parable of the Sower, by
Octavia Butler and adapted by John Jennings and Damian Duffy Short video about
accessing these ebooks Contact me Calendar Week 11: Introduction to Octavia Butler,
Genre of Comics, and Rhetorical Listening Week 12: Kindred, “Introduction” to “The
Fight” (pp. iv—167) and ancillary texts Week 13: Kindred, “The Storm” and “Epilogue”
(pp. 168—237) and ancillary texts Week 14: Parable of the Sower, “Introduction” to
“2026” (pp. iv—120) and ancillary texts Week 15: Parable of the Sower, “2027” (pp. 121
—262) and ancillary texts Week 16: Finish and post WE5

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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