Octavia Butler's novel Kindred

Analyze Octavia Butler's use of a specific literary device in" rel="nofollow">in her novel Kin" rel="nofollow">indred Many of the characters in" rel="nofollow">in Kin" rel="nofollow">indred resist classification. In what ways does Dana explode the slave stereotypes of "house-nigger, the handkerchief-head, the female Uncle Tom" (p. 145)? In what ways does she transcend them? In your response to both questions, cite and analyze 3 specific passages from the text that in" rel="nofollow">indicate the ways Dana explodes or transcends these slave stereotypes.