Crafting Creative Concepts with Charlotte

As we got further into  Kindred , Rufus quickly emerged to me as the most terrifying character. He was initially a relatively sweet child, but grew into a deeply manipulative and impulsively violent young man whose unpredictability was scary. As his relationship with Dana became increasingly more complicated, I started to notice signs of an abusive relationship between them that lasted even after his death. This behavior truly begins during the visit in which Rufus is 19. At this point, a pattern begins. Every time Dana scolds Rufus for whatever reason, he aggressively lashes out and hurts her. He then apologizes, and manipulates her into forgiving him. When she tries to escape, he has so much power over her because of the institution of slavery that he can easily prevent her from doing so. Likewise, Dana relies on him so much that she can't ever truly escape. In earlier stages of this pattern, Rufus is more psychologically manipulative than physically abusive. A perfect example