In Octavia Butler's novel Kindred, she combines elements of history and science fiction to construct a narrative that personifies U.S. history. The novel's protagonist, Dana continually involuntarily moves through time and space from 1976, California to the early 19th century, Maryland to save her ancestor, Rufus Weylin's life thereby securing her own. As Dana continuously must protect Rufus at different points of his life, she watches as he becomes more and more of a product of his time and additionally must navigate through the slave society as a black woman.
Kindred as a feminist theory text, calls for an understanding and examination of the historical context behind various hierarchies of oppression in the United States. Through Dana's