How does Butler’s Parable of the Sower act as a tool to navigate the socioeconomic, political, and environmentalist sphere during the 1990s v. modern day?

How do the characters of the Hungry Tide present varying perspectives of the role of humans in nature and different degrees of our connectedness to the animal world?

In Parable of The Sower, how does the main female lead Lauren defy gender norms?

How does Butler’s focus on marginalized people separate Parable of the Sower from other dystopian novels with more conventional protagonists such as The Giver?

How do the authors (Butler, Ghosh, Lerner) use the romantic elements in their novels to drive the plot forward and promote awareness and activism against climate change? How would the absence of romance in the novels impact its message?