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Short Stories of Robert A. Heinlein: "Life Line" and "All You Zombies"
Discussion Monday May 22, 2006, 4:30 pm, SH 2509
Moderator: Robin Chin
In "Life Line" (1939), Heinlein's first short story, man invents a machine that can tell when a person is going to die. At the opposite end of his career, in 1959, Heinlein writes "All You Zombies" in which a man is his own father, mother, and mysterious recruiter. Join us for a discussion of the relationship between the body, time, and technology in these works.
The stories will be available at the English Department Front Desk one week in advance.
Readings for Our Next Class on Tuesday
Possible Revised Assignment Structure
- One more research report
- Class brainstorming meeting to identify what needs to be done to improve the site as a whole: Class 15 (Thursday May 25). Distribution of improvement tasks (instead of the second Editing assignment).
- Keep log of work on improving the site: Work Log
