Comments by Super Awesome Mason Richert Most recent public comments by Super Awesome Mason Richert https://nowcomment.com/users/130464 I believe that Kindred does a wonderful job of recontextualizing our minds about history and the long and complicated idea of family. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965879 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965879 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:02:45 -0500 It is very easy to tell this opinion from her writing, in which most of the most important characters are women. This highlights the theme of hierarchies throughout the text, having many types of people to fit into the pyramid. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965878 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965878 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:01:30 -0500 History is either remembered by what is written in history books, which lack the emotion or grand picture required to really grasp the subject, or whatever is the easiest for us to remember; like advertising and consumerism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965877 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965877 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:58:56 -0500 These extra resources available during the writing of this book is one of the many reasons why the text is so compelling, it's bases use real testimonies. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965874 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965874 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:57:04 -0500 By having the story entirely told from a feminine perspective, it revealed entirely new complexities about the themes of hierarchy the story provides. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965856 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965856 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:54:14 -0500 Dana and Rufas's relationship is very complicated and evolves throughout the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965855 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2965855 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:54:14 -0500 This experience is a perfect kind of thought that if properly developed, could completely change the ways that some people view history. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2964556 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2964556 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:54:14 -0500 The literary element of fiction is used creatively in the book. Much like magical-realism, fiction is used to paint metaphorical pictures tied to real world problems with elements of fiction, like time travel. https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2964549 https://nowcomment.com/documents/335213?scroll_to=2964549 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:54:14 -0500 Symbolism https://nowcomment.com/documents/334246?scroll_to=2956660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/334246?scroll_to=2956660 The clarifying point of saying the water is not from a storm, highlights how pure the water is for the people around the lake. The water is not arisen from any sort of hate or conflict, and rather this is water that has always been there; it shows how there still is sanctuary in places, there isn’t always a storm. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:54:14 -0500