1. Student Edition Octavia Butler’s Dawn Created by: Liane Katzenstein
Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart

2. Gender
Discuss Gender Roles in Octavia Butler’s Dawn. What characters play into gender stereotypes?

3. Slavery
Can any parallels be drawn between slavery and the human position in Butler’s Dawn? What species holds the power?

4. Define Xenogenesis. How does it relate to Butler’s novel(s)?

5. Hierarchy
Describe the way we as a society use hierarchy today. What kind of statement is Butler trying to make about the use of hierarchy?

6. Monstrosity
Do you think the humans ever stop seeing the Oankali as monsters? Does Lilith?

7. Power
The characters seem to be constantly struggling for power in this novel? Who has the power, and who craves the power? Who is in control at the end of the novel?