Thesis

The environment of the future envisioned by Butler is one which has been very harshly affected by global warming. It is clear that Butler expects humans to continue to abuse the earth and strip it of its resources without bothering to look for more environmentally friendly methods. There is scientific consensus that climate change is occurring as a direct result of human activity, and the future that Butler has envisioned will certainly become a reality if nothing is done to stop it. "Thatʼs all there has been for six years. I can remember the rain six years ago, water swirling around the back porch, not high enough to come into the house, but high enough to attract my brothers who wanted to play in it. Cory, forever worried about infection, wouldnʼt let them."