Lauren's Father and Earthseed

 One of Lauren's father's main attributes is his obsession with guns, shooting, and self-defense. Lauren's father is a Baptist minister who believes the outside world is completely out to get everyone and everything. In some ways, he is right, because of the perils in the rest of the world. His son dies after trying to maintain a life on the street, people are dying out east from disease, and Lauren's father himself ends up succumbing to drug addicts who set fires.

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