![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And I put this after the big war because it's kind of an example. They are intelligent, and they tell us we're the most intelligent species they've come across. The aliens arrive after the war and they tell us that we have these two characteristics that don't work and play well together. And I came up with these characteristics. I thought there must be something basic, something really genetically wrong with us if we're falling for this stuff. "I got my idea for the Xenogenesis books (Dawn, Adulthood Rites and Imago) from Ronald Reagan because he was advocating this kind of thing. If you check out this interview: ( ) where she states: Of course it is a very complex story where she doesn't paint either race as good or bad but I did not get the Colonial theme.įrom an interview with Butler it sounded like her focus for the story was a criticism on dangerous human hierarchal behaviours. I felt like Butler genuinely saw the Oankali as truly a superior race, doing what they biologically had to do to survive: merge with another. ![]() I've seen some people suggesting the books have Colonialism and rape themes and wanted to hear some of your opinions on it. Never read anything like it before and I felt IMMENSELY uncomfortable the entire time. Just finished the 3rd book in the series and I absolutely loved it. ![]()
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