| Sartre and de Beauvoir | Frankenstein and War of the Worlds | "Slow Life" and "When It Changed" | Today's Reading - Stories by Ken Liu | Jung, Garcia Marquez, and Asimov |
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What is the name of the philosophical position they take?
What is the name of the philosophical position they take?
Existentialist
What action is essential to their philosphy?
What action is essential to their philosphy?
Choice or choosing
Both people lived in which country?
Both people lived in which country?
France
De Beauvoir says [A Man] is the Subject, he is the Absolute-- she is the ____
De Beauvoir says [A Man] is the Subject, he is the Absolute-- she is the ____
Other
Sartre: To be _____________ is to have one's __________ perpetually on trial [two words with the same root word].
Sartre: To be _____________ is to have one's __________ perpetually on trial [two words with the same root word].
free and freedom
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Victor made his created man out of what?
Victor made his created man out of what?
body parts he found in graveyards / slaughterhouse
Where was Victor's "workshop of filthy creation"?
Where was Victor's "workshop of filthy creation"?
top of the house, solitary chamber, attic
What does the narrator of War of the Worlds do to the curate and why?
What does the narrator of War of the Worlds do to the curate and why?
Kills him with the back of a knife in order to keep him quiet.
In War of the Worlds, How do the aliens from Mars get nutrition?
In War of the Worlds, How do the aliens from Mars get nutrition?
They suck blood directly from living people.
Who is the main human character in "Slow Life"?
Who is the main human character in "Slow Life"?
Lizzie
In order to study the depths of the ocean on the moon of Titan, what type of "robot" is used?
In order to study the depths of the ocean on the moon of Titan, what type of "robot" is used?
a Mitsubishi "fish" - turbot
How do Lizzie and the Alien communicate?
How do Lizzie and the Alien communicate?
dreams/ telepathy
What full-length novel did Russ eventually write out of "When It Changed"?
What full-length novel did Russ eventually write out of "When It Changed"?
The Female Man
At the beginning of the story, what is the male-female ratio on the planet where Katy and the narrator live?
At the beginning of the story, what is the male-female ratio on the planet where Katy and the narrator live?
4 to 30 million
What do the narrator (Elena) and Brad manufacture mainly?
What do the narrator (Elena) and Brad manufacture mainly?
Realistic dolls (Laura, Kimberly, Tara, etc.)
What word does Elena (the narrator) use to describe her thought processes and other people's responses to her?
What word does Elena (the narrator) use to describe her thought processes and other people's responses to her?
Algorithms
What major tragedy happened to Brad and Elena?
What major tragedy happened to Brad and Elena?
Their daughter Aimee died.
In Mono No Aware, what game is used as a metaphor?
In Mono No Aware, what game is used as a metaphor?
Go
What happens to the narrator of Mono No Aware?
What happens to the narrator of Mono No Aware?
He runs out of the fuel necessary to return and dies in space.
Why did RB-34 (otherwise known as Herbie) lie?
Why did RB-34 (otherwise known as Herbie) lie?
He didn't want to hurt the feelings of the humans.
Where was the angel kept by Elisenda and Pelayo in Garcia Marquez's story?
Where was the angel kept by Elisenda and Pelayo in Garcia Marquez's story?
chicken coop
What is the Third Law of Robotics, mentioned by Wendy Lesser, but used in "Liar"?
What is the Third Law of Robotics, mentioned by Wendy Lesser, but used in "Liar"?
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Carl Jung writes that there is a dark aspect of the personality which is connected with emotions, called ____________
Carl Jung writes that there is a dark aspect of the personality which is connected with emotions, called ____________
The Shadow
Since Garcia Marquez writes magical realism, name one realistic detail and one magical detail about the story.
Since Garcia Marquez writes magical realism, name one realistic detail and one magical detail about the story.
parasites on the wings, crabs, sick child, eating eggplant mush - flying, curing the child, help out Elisenda & Pelayo
In one sentence, describe a story we have read using all three of these words: human, freedom, life.
In one sentence, describe a story we have read using all three of these words: human, freedom, life.
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