Discussion Questions
1. Is the metaphoric level of the story
consistent throughout? Can every bit of insect behavior and anatomy be
converted into something analogous in the business world?
2. What is the narrator's reaction to the
events? How does it contribute to the humor?
3. Margaret mentions that her bioengineering
option is supposed to have "triggerable responses that can be useful in
gaining entry to upper hierarchical levels." What do those triggerable
responses turn out to be?
4. What do we learn about the actual function
of the company Margaret works for? Does this say something about the corporate
world?
5. Which plot developments are not predicted
in the headnote from the imaginary science program Insect People? Does
the foreshadowing of the others take away the element of surprise? |
