Actually, she's a favorite of mine, and it would be hard to pick just one. Lilith's Brood is fabulous, but "Wildseed" was the first, and it has a special place in my heart.
Here's how Orson Scott Card on how he incorporated it in one of his classes (not sure if his goals are the same as yours):
"The book recommended as a starting point (to Bulter's work) was Wild Seed, a recent reprint of a book from half a decade ago. Within three pages I knew that not only was I a damned fool for not reading Butler's work all along, but also I was going to use passages from Wild Seed in my forthcoming book on writing science fiction and fantasy -- as a perfect example of how to handle exposition of a complex milieu without slowing down the tale."
As for favorite scene, I'd have to re-read (not exactly a chore). Anyanwu playing with the dolphins, Isaac's death, the tragic "transition" of one of Anyanwu's decendants, the scene with the disgusting drunkard he chooses for her as a mate to punish her, where she realizes what a monster he truly is.
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Here's how Orson Scott Card on how he incorporated it in one of his classes (not sure if his goals are the same as yours):
"The book recommended as a starting point (to Bulter's work) was Wild Seed, a recent reprint of a book from half a decade ago. Within three pages I knew that not only was I a damned fool for not reading Butler's work all along, but also I was going to use passages from Wild Seed in my forthcoming book on writing science fiction and fantasy -- as a perfect example of how to handle exposition of a complex milieu without slowing down the tale."
As for favorite scene, I'd have to re-read (not exactly a chore). Anyanwu playing with the dolphins, Isaac's death, the tragic "transition" of one of Anyanwu's decendants, the scene with the disgusting drunkard he chooses for her as a mate to punish her, where she realizes what a monster he truly is.
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