Character Mapping: Loyalty

Friday, September 30, 2022 10:53 AM

LOYALTY
Nicole Asong Nfonoyim-Hara, the Director of the Diversity Programs at Mayo
Clinic, defines the act of allyship as "when a person of privilege works in solidarity
and partnership with a marginalized group of people to help take down the
systems that challenge that group's basic rights, equal access, and ability to thrive
in our society." Throughout the novel, we see a complex web of loyalty as there
are a variety of people who are allies, pretend to be allies, or think that they are
allies for enslaved and Black people in America. There is also the loyalty of kin, of
two people in the same harmful space that must band together in order to
protect themselves or each other from further harm.

What does Octavia Butler is the nature of loyalty in times of terror? What makes
someone a harmful or ineffective ally? What is the price and merit of loyalty?

Instructions:
Using the prompt above as a guide, complete the following character tracking
chart.

Name Form of allyship with different characters. Overall characterization!

With whom does this person's loyalty effect and how Is this character (at least at this point) an overall more positive depiction
does it affect their relationship? of loyalty or a more negative one? Why do you think so?

Explain in four sentences minimum.

Dana Which character is she relating to?
Kevin
Evidence #1:
" I think Kevin was as lonely and out of place as I was when I met
him though he was handling it better" (52)
Effect on relationship:
This sentence shows us a shift in Dana's perception
about Kevin While this supernatural unexplainable
thing is happening she also realized that Kevin is
taking this in the best way he can
Your explanation and rationale goes here!
She is a positive one while she is uncertain most times due to the
circumstances she tries her best to maintain the relationship between
her and Rufus. She is in constant service of him and builds a strong bond
with him but also is maintained through an undesirable situation. She of
course cannot communicate this as Rufus would use this to see her
more but she wants to be there. She lives in this conflict but tries her
best to maintain this.

Which character is she relating to?

Rufus
Evidence #2:
" I didn't want to go I like the boy" (66)
Effect on relationship:

Dana whopping subject to many acts of

discrimination and hate still has a care for Rufus
inherently acknowledging his ignorance but also
stating she wants him to do well

Which character is she relating to?

Rufus
Evidence #3:
"So was i but rufus it won't take long and when the
doctor's finished the worst will be over"
Effect on relationship:
Dana shows an exceptional amount of care for Rufus
like was previously stated he lives a life of ignorance

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 like was previously stated he lives a life of ignorance
and miseducation

Rufus Which character is he relating to?

Dana Your explanation and rationale goes here!
Evidence #1: This relationship on Rufus' part is positive he gets a person who cares
"Don't go, Dana" (66) and wants to see him succeed but at the cost of Dana's life. Also
Effect on relationship: combined with the constant use of the n-word attributed to his
Rufus doing this builds that bond with Dana naiveness. Rufus is a character rooted in immaturity and as we go
exclaiming his want for dana to stay through the story we learn more and more about who he is and his own
evolution. Rufus is a character that requires teaching which I feel in a
way dana provides to him.
Which character is he relating to?
Dana
Evidence #2:
" Come with us, daddy let them come"
Effect on relationship:
While overall the dynamic of the relationship will
always be bad Rufus promotes the want for Dana to
be in his life.

Which character is he relating to?

Dana
Evidence #3:
"N***** can't marry white people"
Effect on relationship:
Dana tries to come to terms with brutus
predisposed thoughts while also combating her own
thoughts she wants to be that teacher for Rufus but
with comments like this there's going to be setbacks
in a relationship

Kevin Which character is he relating to?

Dana Your explanation and rationale goes here!
Evidence #1: Kevin and Dana share a complicated relationship as they navigate
" you look like you sleepwalks through the day are challenges of an interracial marriage and the conflicts between their lives
you high or something" (53) both contributing to ethnic differences. At first Kevin finds it difficult to
Effect on relationship: understand Danas experiences but as he grows in the book he grows
more understanding. They want to live through and avoid the
Kevin is at a standstill through the way he takes this tribulations of the past. So they overcome challenges like biases and
as this totally supernatural thing is now becoming a from both time periods but their relationship gets stronger as a result of
natural occurrence in his life he tries his best to still it.
care for Dana in the best way he can

Which character is he relating to?

Dana
Evidence #2:
"You can't keep running from trouble. Ain't no place that far."
Effect on relationship:

This is one of the most hard hitting quotes I've read

in the book work Kevin explains Dana cannot keep
running from something she does not know that
exists or something that troubles her as she'll get
nowhere there's no place she can go

Which character is he relating to?

Dana
Evidence #3:
"I'll tell you what, though. I believe you. I believe this is happening
to you, and I'm not going to leave you to face it alone."

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 Effect on relationship:
I think this is really a turning point as Kevin realizes
that this might be something really real for Dana he
offers his support something not a lot of people can
offer when faced in this position

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