What kind of dystopia is portrayed by James Triptree’s “The Girl Who Was Plugged In?”
What is the story trying to say about advertising, corporations, and the role of technology in society? Who are the “gods” of this society?
Who is responsible for making Betaville such a crudely commercialized society? Corporations like GTX or the residents of this place who worship the “gods” and basically would die to live the kind of lifestyle that the “gods” sell to them?
Why did P. Burke want to be Delphi?
The way in which GTX blindly uses technology for its own economic purposes seems to raise ethical questions about who should control the progression of technology. Should businesses be allowed to develop and exploit advancements in technology for their own gain? Whose responsibility should it be to oversee them to prevent abuses?
How does technology transform P. Burke’s position in her community? What might this be trying to say about how we create and enforce social positions? What are these social positions dependent on?
Does the short story accurately reflect present-day celebrities and their effect on society?
Is Betaville an example of a superficial society? Discuss the ways in which Betaville is superficial. Do we live in a superficial society ourselves?
Each of your response should be in paragraphs, demonstrating paragraphing skills (the paragraph “sandwich” or the paragraph “burger”)In other words, there should be 8 paragraphs .Please number all responses.
