Butlure tried to show that society should look at women differently. Women can be mature and intelligent leaders. While all the men in their community panicked and ended up dead, one woman was the only one who was able to escape. Harry and Zahra also escaped, but their case was mostly down to luck. None of them were ready for this situation, but Lauren was and she had her emergency bag too. The Parable of the Sower is a book that wants to show the power of women, how they can be leaders in difficult times. He wants to show that a young woman can be right and that others should listen to her. People in Lauren's community didn't listen to her when she suggested her father tell everyone to prepare an emergency kit, he didn't take her seriously. Maybe if they listened to him, a lot more of them would stay