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intergenerational-trust
Young people and children are the first to accept the narrators' help, indicating a generational shift in attitudes toward the Oankali.
1 chapter across 1 book
Lilith's Brood (1989)Octavia E. Butler
Chapter 128
In this chapter, the narrators and their companions focus on healing the local people, including children and elders with disabilities, gradually earning a cautious acceptance from the community. The healing efforts reduce hostility and fear, leading to a tentative peace where the people stop threatening them, and the younger generation begins to trust and engage with them about the Oankali and the concept of construct mates.