history of bees (81-119)
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Slide 1 - Slide
Tao & Kuan are transported to the hospital Wei-Wen is treated in and they're waiting for news.
How are they treated? What does this tell us about the circumstances they live in?
How are they treated? What does this tell us about the circumstances they live in?
Slide 2 - Open question
Why would Tao use the metaphor of the ice?
Slide 3 - Open question
Why is Gareth Green introduced on page 86? What's his role?
Slide 4 - Open question
Why would William see his appearance as paradoxical? Why would he create all these stories about the man staring back at him in the mirror?
Slide 5 - Open question
The phrase "that's how simple she was" (p93) indicates a way of thinking in those days.
What way of thinking is this? How is it reinforced by the earlier thoughts of William of his son Edmund?
What way of thinking is this? How is it reinforced by the earlier thoughts of William of his son Edmund?
Slide 6 - Open question
Describe Tao's relationship with her husband, throughout pages 104-108.
Slide 7 - Open question
"Because my idea... most important." (p115, bottom) needs to be dissected. What is "my idea"? What could be the thing "he needed immediately" and "he would understand was most important"?
Slide 8 - Open question
'they are still working on your son'
'the intense humming from the air conditioner drowned out everything else'
'on thin ice'
objectification
idiom
onomatopoeia
Slide 9 - Drag question
How does the situation around Tao and Wei-Wen link to the GI 'politics, power and justice'?
Slide 10 - Open question
What does Tom's scholarship mean for the future of George's farm?
Slide 11 - Open question
Does George genuinely care about his bees?
Slide 12 - Open question
'Several of the older villagers pointed out that what we were doing was ungodly, that one didn't need any books other than the Bible' (p96). What does this say about the villagers? Can this mean anything for William's future as a scientist in this village?
