Growth and development are ongoing themes in the Parable of the Sower. When the old and new are not exactly ideal, the characters, led by Lauren Olamina, struggle with how to construct a perfect future. The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler combines religious and imaginative elements. The text’s core idea is how the imagination interacts with reality to bring about transformation. The Parable of the Sower hardly ever depicts utopia outside of fantasies. There is no utopia on earth, and they may not be a utopia anyplace else, is the realism that Lauren and her people must deal with throughout the book. Shift or a substitute is what the individuals in Parable of the Sower want. All they may reasonably ask for from the latest incarnation of society is a change from the present condition of reality.
In her book Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler makes a strong case for the necessity of a decent education for thriving in the society in which Lauren, her family, and her companions reside. Lauren is the first child to display parental behavior in the narrative. She is responsible for hunting, maintaining her bravery, and maintaining order while her father is away. Education became even more crucial for her after her father died because she was now living alone. She picked up her reading ability by the book reading from his father’s library. She acquired cutting-edge skills that the characters in the novel lack. Even for individuals who lead a religious life, the question of blind faith can be challenging. I believe that most people who are honest with themselves would admit that belief in God is never easy. It can offer some comfort amid conflict and uncertainty, but it can also bring about its kind of conflict because religion is not always a cozy concept. Butler did an excellent job of digging into this subject, and her usage of biblical allusions went beyond the standard examples we have seen.