Click to read full answer. People also ask, how does Dana change in Kindred?
Dana is a strong, resourceful, intelligent woman, as well as a writer like her white husband Kevin. Dana learns how to adapt to the oppression of the Antebellum (pre-Civil War) era, but always retains her sense of self and autonomy despite Rufus's attempts to force her to become a true slave.
Similarly, who is Rufus in Kindred? Edana Franklin Kevin Franklin Rufus Weylin Tom Weylin Alice Greenwood
Thereof, how does Rufus describe weylin?
Rufus Weylin Character Analysis. A white, red-headed slave owner in Antebellum Maryland, and Dana's ancestor. Rufus is a product of his time and culture, becoming harsher, more selfish, and crueler as the years go by and he is more immersed in the patriarchal slave-holding culture of the South.
Does Rufus really love Alice?
Rufus is the master of Alice whom he tries to control by making Alice love him, but he know that she never will. Rufus said,“I know you, Dana. Maybe I can't ever have that-both wanting, both loving.
