For Blog Post 10, you have two jobs:
- Excluding P. Burke and Delphi, discuss the next three most important characters in Tiptree’s “The Girl Who Was Plugged in.” Provide a brief 1-2 sentence overview for each character that explains their role in the story. Go on to explain why you put them among the top three most important characters. You should be sure to show an understanding of the story all the way through to the end.
- Discuss how this story that is set in the future can be interpreted as a critique of our own society.
Make sure to leave 4 comments for BP 9 by the 11th as well.
Presentations for 4/16
- Khalil Issa–Brian Aldiss
- Albert Gonzalez–Jules Verne
- Tyler Julien–Kurt Vonnegut
Readings for 4/16
- Philip K.Dick–We Can Remember it For You Wholesale (1966) (19 pages)
- Greg Bear–Shrodinger’s Plague (2002) (8 pages)