The novel titled Kindred is a magnificent literary piece created by the famous African-American fantasy writer and contemporary novelist Octavia Butler. This stunning piece encompasses the most burning questions and issues facing the African American community. The novel highlights the pathetic condition of black slaves and vehemently condemns the domestic violence and slavery inflicted and imposed on the black section of American society. The novel also deals with the atrocities and hatred carried out against African Americans based on the racial and ethnic discrimination prevalent in society. Butler points out the lack of communication between spouses and family members, which adds to the misery of the black community as a whole. River and Fire focuses on visits made by protagonist Dana to the Old South during the early years of 1815, where she finds her ancestor Rufus inflicting suffering on a black family with Sarah as the head of the household. Therefore, they are so afraid of the white people that Luke, Sarah's son-in-law, asks his son Nigel to comply with every order ordered by the white people, because every word spoken by the white man must be considered true and real. (The Fall, VII) since Luke is well aware of the fact that non-compliance with the commandments issued by the white masters can lead his son to adversity and suffering, he therefore orders him to obey his white masters. It thus shows the extent to which apartheid and racial discrimination prevailed in the southern United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. Butler revealed that whites' physical and sexual abuse of their slaves was purchased to perform domestic tasks. Rufus rapes his maid...... middle of paper ...... the majority of blacks face the atrocities, injustices and inequalities of their white masters, against whom they make no organized protest, so she is d agreement with the reality that subsequent generations follow almost the same paths observed and adopted by the majority of their ancestors. This is why she believes that black people accepted slavery and atrocities as their destiny. However, Butler's comments, made through the mouth of his protagonist, constitute a half-truth in the contemporary era, as modern times witness the freedom movements and liberation from the exploitation of blacks by whites. One way or another, it is also true that an overwhelming majority of black people still seem to be under the control and submission of the white population. REFERENCEButler, Octavia E. Kindred The Women's Press London 1979