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Butler does this by showing the process for characters who move through such a
transformation , characters who initially feel that their identities are threatened by
the transformations of becoming and who seek the security of molar identities .
Butler does this by showing the process for characters who move through such a
transformation , characters who initially feel that their identities are threatened by
the transformations of becoming and who seek the security of molar identities .
Page 291
This question of transforming society - and adjusting to such change — is a motif
present in all of Butler ' s work . In Clay ' s Ark , however , not all are able to
survive such a transformation ; not all are sufficiently open to difference and
change .
This question of transforming society - and adjusting to such change — is a motif
present in all of Butler ' s work . In Clay ' s Ark , however , not all are able to
survive such a transformation ; not all are sufficiently open to difference and
change .
Page 294
... and thus she feels that any animal behavior on her part must represent a
complete loss of self , a total transformation into animal . Rane ' s transformation ,
however , is , like Badger ' s , not a becoming , but only an imitation or
identification .
... and thus she feels that any animal behavior on her part must represent a
complete loss of self , a total transformation into animal . Rane ' s transformation ,
however , is , like Badger ' s , not a becoming , but only an imitation or
identification .
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Science Fiction Studies was founded in 1973 by R D Mullen 19151998 and | 316 |
Arthur B Evans | 359 |
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