TY - JOUR AU - Akers, Allison PY - 2019/01/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Divinity and its Imitation in the Utopian Visions of Death Note and Parable of the Sower JF - Digital Literature Review JA - dlr VL - 6 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/DLR.6.0.105-118 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/dlr/article/view/2769 SP - 105-118 AB - <p>This paper explores the impact of divinity and divine imitation in the anime series <em>Death Note</em> by<br>Tsugumi Ohba and the novel <em>Parable of the Sower</em> by Octavia Butler, comparing the philosophies<br>of their respective protagonists and the success of their utopian visions. <em>Death Note</em>’s protagonist’s<br>utopian vision become dystopian because of his violent tendencies and pursuit to become a god,<br>while <em>Parable of the Sower</em>’s protagonist’s utopian vision succeeds because of her trust in others and<br>her view of god as an ever changing force that people must shape to survive.</p> ER -