1. in the course of the book, Connor and Risa get separated from Lev, who travels for a time with another character, why do you think Shusterman chose to split the narrative into two distinct threads, what do you think this achieves and how does this affect the evolution of the characters?:
i think he split it so we can get a better sense of the world and some of the things that people can do and other things that build the world up, i think that it achieves at making the world seem more alive and full and it helps Levs character evolve from the boy who was a tithe into the strong person who can fend for himself as well as giving Connor and Risa some breathing room so they can calm down and interact with new characters.
2. on p125 and p129 the novel touches on same sex relationships, has the attitude towards same sex relationships changed for the better or worse in this futuristic society, and explain your answer:
i think it's changed for the worse as now it's illegal for same sex couples to marry and they have names like yin families for couples that we usually call "gay" which used to mean happy and it's presumed that what we now call "lesbian" couples are called yang families once they get married due to the yin yang dynamic but it is never stated in the book
3. p130 begins our journey into understanding a little more about Cy-Fi. through his character, what do you learn about the effects of unwinding on both the donor and receiver?: it shows that doctors don;t give entire parts of the brain but instead a bunch of smaller parts from a multitude of people to avoid parts of the person who was unwound leeching into the brain of the receiver as with Cy-Fi the person who he got the right temporal lobe of a person who had the urge to grab shiny things like bracelets necklaces etc Cy-Fi got those urges sometimes along with feeling and sometimes images
4. what is the real reason Cy-Fi needs to get to Joplin Mo?: it's due to the person who he got the right temporal lobe from having guilt about something he id and it happened in Joplin Mo
5. what is the significance of Connor holding in his anger around Roland pg 149?: it shows that he's managed to keep his cool around someone who is trying to gain power over the people
6. Connor's anger and lack of impulse is often a problem for him, until he learns to control and channel his emotions. do you ever feel like your impulses are stronger than your will?: yes i do
what strategies do you use to control your feeling and do they work?: I usually just take some time to breathe where there is little sound to just relax
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