Is empathy for an enemy possible?Welcome to the third and final book study in our Great Stories Book Club series! This series has been made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and is being taught in partnership with the Buena Vista Public Library. The theme of this book club series is empathy: what is it, and why is it important?
The final book in the series is a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred, a story about a black woman living in the 70's who gets pulled back in time whenever her ancestor, a white boy in a slaveholding family, is in danger. Should she continue saving him and thus support slave owners, or should she let him die, potentially wiping herself out in the future? Because this is a fast read, we're going to complete it in one week! Our days will be spent in discussion and READING. You'll earn bonus points for this module: on top of the regular points you can earn for the module, you will earn reading points according to our Reading and Writing guidelines.
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