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“The kindred” is the name Billy Peace gives to the followers of his new, sometimes cultic religion (which he often calls merely “spirit”). Originally, Billy called his followers the Daniels, but as he strayed further and further from Christian theology, he felt it was important to choose a name with no Biblical referents. Marn Wolde lives in fear of many of the members of the kindred, whom she sees as zealots with dangerous loyalty to Billy.
“The Kindred” Quotes in The Plague of Doves
The The Plague of Doves quotes below are all either spoken by “The Kindred” or refer to “The Kindred”. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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13. The Kindred
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And as he bucked and sank away I got the picture. I’d tie a loud necktie around his throat, winch him up into the rafters. Got Bliss cutting him down. Got the sight of him lying still in the eyes of others, got the power of it and the sorrow. I got my children’s old gaze, got them holding me with quiet hands, and got them not weeping but staring out calmly over the hills. I got Bliss running mad, foaming, blowing her guts, laughing and then retrieving Billy’s spirit from its path crawling slowly toward heaven, got the understanding she would organize the others and take over from Billy, but that before they could pin me down in the Manual of Discipline we’d have scooped up the money already and run.
Oh yes, I got us eating those eggs at the 4-B’s, me and my children, and the land deed in my name.
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“The Kindred” Term Timeline in The Plague of Doves
The timeline below shows where the term “The Kindred” appears in The Plague of Doves. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
13. The Kindred
Billy starts recruiting more and more people to his cause (“ the kindred ”). First, he is only interested in people who are especially organized or insightful. But...
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Marn convinces Billy to let her go to Seattle to raise money for “ the kindred .” On the way there, Marn’s snakes convince her that she must leave Billy and...
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The next morning, Marn shows the rest of the kindred what she has raised in Seattle. The money is good, but it is still not...
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