Thursday, February 11, 2010

Homework: History Lesson

Please read "History Lesson" by our next class (Tuesday 2/23). If you need another copy, you can download it from our class page on the Source.

Here are some questions to think about:
  • What is the author trying to say about human society?
  • How different would the story be if it was written in 2010 instead of in 1949?
  • Is fantasy based on reality?
  • What makes a civilization last?
  • Is reality based on fantasy?
  • What caused civilization to revert back to being nomadic?
  • How much knowledge is necessary to know?

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