In the short story “Bloodchild”(1984), Octavia Butler coneys that interdependence is a key element of survival by inserting symbolism such as the eggs and the gun to portray trust and partnership between the two species and by creating detailed imagery to give insight to the reader on how close the Terrans and Tlic’s are. She writes this speculative fiction for young adults to challenge their thoughts, ideas, and beliefs.

Body paragraph 1:

• Symbolism
• Eggs- survival of humans from the Tlics so they can continue to breed their own kind through humans
• The mother refuses to take the egg and T’Gatoi forces her to take it and says “Why are you in such a hurry to be old?”
• Gun- this signifies trust and partnership between the two species because T’gatoi could’ve took the gun back but she didn’t

Body paragraph 2:

• Detailed imagery

Conclusion:

• Through the use of symbolism and detailed imagery, Butler conveys a crucial message to young adults whose ideas are being questioned. She does this in order to portray how the future of science could be like since technology advances more and more each day.