Parable of the Sower- Final Entry Alex Parkinson

Why did Butler write this novel? That is one of the reoccurring questions we have tried to answer in class. Without actually having Octavia Butler here to ask it is impossible for us to be sure but I have come up with a theory that developed because  I believe that this is the direction that Butler sees the world going and this novel is her way of telling the audience to pay attention to the world and what we are doing to it.
Though this dystopia seems unlikely to us now it is always a possibility. Since we have not reached the point where resources are low we don't know how we will react to it if it was to happen. I believe that the reoccurring theme of community is Butler's way of telling us that in disaster we need to stick together and help others to survive. If we don't stick together we will end up like the people on the road who try to travel alone and end up meeting terrible fates. But if we do stick together we can power through bad situations and make it to a better place. This is what happened to Lauren in the novel. When her old community went up in flames around her she made herself a new community and together they made it to a place where they can work together to possibly make something of themselves.