Butler’s Parable of the Sower, written in 1993 and set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, feels hauntingly prescient in light of these events. In one scene, a journal entry dated ‘February 1 ...

In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...

But what does it mean to persist? Lauren establishes a religion called Earthseed that she believes can teach humanity how to ...

The brisk sales of Octavia Butler’s ninth novel, “The Parable of the Sower” is especially notable since Butler, who died in 2006, was born in Pasadena. A middle school there bears her name.

It is a growth parable. Parable Meaning Significance for today A man went out to sow grain. The man represents God and the seed is His message. Just as a planted seed starts to grow, the word of ...

a teenager with a unique gift must lead humanity in a battle against extinction. An adaptation of the first book in Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed science fiction odyssey.

The parable of the sower is an 'allegory' about the Kingdom of God. In other words, it can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, everything in the story represents something else. It is a ...

In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...