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= Kindred Essay = = Writing: = Sildia Gonzalez Red English March 8, 2010

As, any other day on June 9,1976. Dana was twenty-six years old. It wasn’t really anything for her or for her husband Kevin. Even when she moved to a new house right before things go different for her. As everyone say traveling is only part of fairytale. This day was different, really different. Whenever she felt weird, just a little dizzy, or anything it was time for a little ride, something nobody would have imagine, it was traveling back time. Kevin was shock he didn’t know what was going on she didn’t even know, was this normal? What will happen? Is this a dream? Throughout this small part I ask myself these question. As much Dana try her best to grip onto Kevin hand, everything was

Turing into blur, but was this the end for Dana & Kevin? Maybe, then it was, standing up confuse, didn’t know what to except, then there was noise, a kid, splashing in the water? No! He was drowning, Dana ran up to him saving him from dieing, then there was nothing to do, but then Dana try her best to remember how people did cpr, it was her first, she breath into his small mouth, pushing his chest so the water can come up, and try to see if he could breath then finally, the mother told Dana, “ you killed my baby! She screamed. “you killed him!” As Dana looked at her she know he wasn’t but ever time she try to explain, the mother voice got anger, and more anger. Then he breath, relief she thought, Rufus was alive. But then when she turn around there was a gun pointing to her face, “ I was going to die”, she felt sick, scared, dizzy, she didn’t know what to do.

In the begging of the book the connection they had was something awkward. During the trip where Dana saved him from the fire she described Rufus “He looked back,curious and unafraid.”(Pg.20). This is odd. Knowing that at that point in time most of whites had strong feelings about African Americans. The way that she just appeared out of nowhere would have sacred me. Rufus though, was very calm.He acted as though he knew her and she knew him. The way their conversation during this same trip was carried is awkward as well. They talk as if they were old friends.

A little bit later on from this past trip she also starts reading to him. “I like the way you read,Its almost like being there watching every thing happen.”(Pg.87). This shows the kind of connection that is growing between them. The way that she reads to him makes him feel different and it makes him like “reading”.He also starts to trust her. He talks to her about his life and his experiences.

When she went back to him and saved him from Isaac she knew what to do to save him. She convinced Isaac not to kill him. This was sort of a reflex it was the way she reacted when seeing him like this. During her trying to defend him he said”Its just that he might know where my husband is.And I might be able to get him to tell me. ”. This sort of became the point to where she just wanted him alive to get what she wanted. She wanted Kevin back and he was one of those who might be useful to her. She knows what she wants and shes going to to whatever it takes to get it.

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