Who is this?
Who is the protagonist?
Eve.
Although seen as a rebellion, Eve is seen as the main character in Obsolete.
What is emigration?
Method of transporting the soul to ultimate 'peace'.
Why did the government want to control/kill women?
-To prevent repopulation
-To rid any fetuses from being born into a new humanity
True or false: Larry is not a dynamic character.
False.
Larry is a dynamic character. He starts off as a rebel to societal conventions, but loses his identity amongst the 'mob society' towards emigration.
What does Venus represent?
-Afterlife of partying
-Rejoice/celebration of peace
-Death of creativity; installs conformity
Fill in the blank: “If these people, movie stars and rock bands, could _________________________, these people with money and talent and fame, with everything to keep them here, if they could emigrate, everyone could”
“If these people, movie stars and rock bands, could emigrate for the greater good of all humanity, these people with money and talent and fame, with everything to keep them here, if they could emigrate, everyone could”
Fill in the blank: Eve is a ________ character.
Eve is a low-mimetic character (according to Frye's archetypal character patterns).
Eve is superior neither to other men nor to her environment, the hero is "one of us": we respond to a sense of her common humanity.
What is the Cacophony Society?
"Ordinary people who want to break free from the conventions of society by pulling pranks and stunts."
-Members were encouraged to thrive on risk; "creating" vs. "consuming" culture
Obsolete is defined as, "no longer produced or used; out of date."
What, if true, has become obsolete in the story?
-Human consciousness
-Free speech and individualism
-Exploration into higher order of thinking
-Humanity; morals and ethics
Are Eve's parents vain? Support your reasoning with quotes and facts.
(Answers will vary).
-A stage in transporting the human soul
Describe, using the colonial lense, three connections of government control within the story to world events.
-European settlers (loss of identity, stripped of culture)
-Instilling a strong religious background in Christianity
-Specifically, white control over society; discrimination against unconventional people
Give three examples as to how the author's past experiences have influenced each character.
Answers may vary (see About Author).
Main point: Art imitating life.
True or False: Earth is the second largest inner-solar/terrestrial planet.
False: it is the largest.
Fact: Earth's name is Terra.
Adam, Eve, and Tracee.