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*Why did Tiptree choose to make her narrator, and main character, a "strong" male character? Illustrate your points by referring to the story.
*What is Gibson saying about the place of the individual in a corporate-run society? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the story.
*Science fiction stories often have to deliver a lot of information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious way (i.e. as a dry lecture). Describe the techniques used to do this in one of the assigned readings.*
The scientific method is often a theme in SF. Explain how it is examined in “Flowers for Algernon”. Cite concrete examples to support your explanation.
*At the end of the "The Women Men Don't See" the narrator says, "Two of our opossums are missing." Explain. Cite concrete examples from the story to support your explanation.
*Does Ender represent "Good" in ''Ender's Game''? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the novel.