Story
Why was Syrita with X in the beginning of the story?
To convince him not to destroy the world
Why did Syrita jump off the building?
She wanted to see if X would catch her.
What does X being superhuman represent?
the pressure of expectations for people in real life.
What was the nickname given to X by the press before he gave himself a name?
“Black Superman”
Why did Syrita decide to not try and stop X from destroying the world?
She understood his anger about being shot for no reason.
What event does X being shot by the cop reprisent?
When a black man was tragically killed by a cop when being fully cooperative, staring the BLM movement.
Why did X choose to save Syrita?
He thought that she was black.
What views did it show that Syrita’s mother had when she cried over Syrita going to X’s base based off the location?
Classist views on the street he resided on.
Microagressions play a large role in both the story and real life, what examples in the story can you think of?
How the news would only focus on his race, ect.
How did X become superhuman?
His mother made a wish for X to live in a world where bullets would never break his skin after her brother was shot.
How did Syrita prefer to hear news about police brutality against black people and why?
Fuzzy & because she found it hard to watch and hear about the things happening. Not wanting to confront how terrible the reality of the situation was, essentially using the mentality of ignorance is bliss.
People in the universe Superhuman takes place alienated X to the point where he didn’t even feel human anymore, what do you believe were the main causes for his feelings?
Open ended question.