Bullet In The Brain
This was the protagonists name.
What is Anders?
The protagonist's first name
Who is Harold?
The name of the female character
Who is Amy?
The main protagonist's last name
What is Iyapo?
A story's central idea, or a concept the author wants the audience to think about after finishing their story.
What is theme?
The protagonist's job, although he didn't seem to really enjoy it any more.
What is a book critic?
The person who was buried, giving the story its name
Who is the couple's child?
The name of the Oankali with whom the protagonist bonds
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
What is hierarchy?
These words, repeated three times, were the list line of the story.
What is "They is"?
The protagonist's ex-wife's career
What is a chef/cook?
The wife is upset that her husband won't discuss the passing of a family member, instead talking about the weather's affect on this object in their yard
What is a fence?
The third gender of the Oankali, which is neither male for female.
What is Ooloi?
A movement in literature, music, art, etc., featuring futuristic or science fiction themes that incorporate elements of Black history and culture.
What is Afrofuturism?
The author of Bullet In The Brain
Who is Tobias Wolff?
The protagonist's ex-wife's name
What is Angelina?
The author of Home Burial
Who is Robert Frost?
The two traits of humanity that the aliens believe led to their destruction.
What are intelligence and hierarchy?
Acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
What is colonialism?
The literary device used in the second half of the story wherein the author draws attention to something by pointedly not mentioning it. For example, "He did not remember..."
What is Apophasis?
The name of the restaurant
What is Maison Laveau?
What Amy does at the end of the story, cutting off her conversation with her husband
What is open the door/leave?
The number of humans the Oankali wake for Lilith to lead
What is 40?
Relating to the time following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event.
What is post-apocalyptic?