Parable of the Sower
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
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Religion, Hope, and Change
Inclusion vs. Exclusion
Creation, Destruction, and Rebirth
Truth vs. Denial
Writing, Books, and Scripture
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Lauren Olamina
Lauren’s Father (Reverend Olamina)
Corazon (Cory) Olamina
Taylor Franklin Bankole
Zahra Moss
Keith Olamina
Joanne Garfield
Travis Charles Douglas
Gloria Natividad Douglas
President Christopher Donner
Harry Balter
Allison (Allie) Gilchrist
Mrs. Sims
Tracy Dunn
Wardell Parrish
Curtis Talcott
Richard Moss
Emery Tanaka Solis
Alexandra Casey
Alicia Leal
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Acorns
Fire
Heaven
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Allusions
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
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Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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Parable of the Sower
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Octavia E. Butler
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Themes
All Themes
Religion, Hope, and Change
Inclusion vs. Exclusion
Creation, Destruction, and Rebirth
Truth vs. Denial
Writing, Books, and Scripture
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Lauren Olamina
Lauren’s Father (Reverend Olamina)
Corazon (Cory) Olamina
Taylor Franklin Bankole
Zahra Moss
Keith Olamina
Joanne Garfield
Travis Charles Douglas
Gloria Natividad Douglas
President Christopher Donner
Harry Balter
Allison (Allie) Gilchrist
Mrs. Sims
Tracy Dunn
Wardell Parrish
Curtis Talcott
Richard Moss
Emery Tanaka Solis
Alexandra Casey
Alicia Leal
Symbols
All Symbols
Acorns
Fire
Heaven
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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