Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
The Boy with The Missing Thumb (Discussion Questions (Why does the writer…
The Boy with The Missing Thumb
Escaping Reality
Escape from a boring lifestyle
Escape from a difficult life - physical suffering, mental anguish, emotional abuse.
Escape out of curiosity
Ways of escape: Hobbies (Reading, Painting, Gaming). Yet these ways can also be extreme - Virtual Reality - games can be a complete escape - your life is created on a different platform, etc. More extreme ways of escaping reality: self-harm, madness, mental ways of coping - psychological breakdowns.
Distract themselves so they will forget about reality
Discussion Questions
Why does the writer include a game in the story?
Is his thumb really missing?
Why does the writer mention evolution?
Why is he missing a thumb? Why not the other fingers?
Why can Gregory see his thumb in the hall mirror?
What is the reason for his thumb to be missing?
His arm was being twisted inside the game as a player but why did it happen even in reality?
Man versus Machine
What does it mean to be human? Think about prosthetics and bionics.
Machines - are they superior to Man? What benefits can they provide?
Fictional Worlds
Worlds that are created
Lord of the Rings (Middle Earth)
Divergent
Harry Potter: Hogwarts (Magical)
Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom: Grishaverse
http://www.grishaverse.com/world/
Carry On & Wayward Son: Watford
The Dark Crystal: Thra (Fantasy)
The hunger games
CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
Virtual Reality