Kindred was definitely my favorite book to discuss in class, and it left me thinking for a long time. One thing that I found really interesting and enjoyed discussing in class (over zoom) was the significance of Dana losing her arm from time travel. As we discussed in class, I think the loss of Dana's arm shows that she can never return as exactly the same person she was before. Part of her now exists in both time periods, and due to the things she experienced in 1815, Dana will forever be missing a part of herself. I really like the way Butler chose to represent this. I think everyone in life goes through things (although nothing like what Dana went through) that tear us down, build us up, and change us. There are definitely people, places, and events in my life that hold parts of myself that are pretty much as significant to me as my arm. For example, while I'm graduating and going off to college, I still feel like I am leaving a part of myself behind at Uni. As I grow