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#In “Nightfall” and “The Cold Equations” does the author believe man is superior to nature? Or nature to man?
#What do “Flowers for Algernon” and “Nightfall” say about the role of science in society? (Cameron Tweedle) (Prashanna Jayaseelan)
#Several of the assigned readings we looked at were considered to be “ground-breaking”. Pick two stories and explain how they broke new ground in SF.
#How has SF grown and matured as a literary genre? Use two of the assigned readings to illustrate the growth – you may also refer to works that preceded the ones you are talking about to illustrate the growth.
#SF stories often turn things around so that we see them in a new way. Describe how this technique is used in two of the assigned readings.
#Since SF stories can be set in any place or time, most begin by establishing the setting. Illustrate how this is done in four of the assigned readings. (Dmitri Edelchteine, Michael Phrakaysone)
#By setting stories on other planets or using other races, the author is often holding a mirror up to our society or to human psychology. What is Asimov saying about us in “Nightfall”?(Stefan D'Aversa)
#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 and illustrate the techniques used to do this in four of the assigned readings.
#Is "Helen O'Loy" a sexist story? Be sure to explain any terms you might use, especialy the term "sexist". (Jamie Stratton) (Jeff Jewitt) (Geoff Bowes)