READ & REFLECTLook at the notes you took as you started reading The Tiger Flu. What are your impressions? What words or images stay with you? What interesting repetitions are you noting? How much of our own world do you recognize in the one Larissa Lai has created? What do you think the stories are about? Before we can move to a depth reading, first we need to get at the surface. But the theories might be able to help figure out the surface, too. So . . .PREDICTOf the (simplified) theoretical lenses listed below, which lens(es) do you think would be most helpful understanding the surface of The Tiger Flu?Critical race theory (Hierarchies of people categorized by “race”)Eco-criticism (Hierarchies of human needs/desires over the needs of non-human animals and “the environment”)Feminist theory (Hierarchies of people categorized by “gender”)Marxist theory (Hierarchies of people who own the means to produce goods/services or the money needed to produce goods/services over people who have to sell their labor to survive)Queer theory (Hierarchies of domination of people who love people of different (specific) genders over people who love people of the same gender)Quote from the text to explain your prediction. Write in full paragraphs, as opposed to bullet points, and push yourself to get to the 500-word post level.For This or a Similar Paper Click Here To Order Now
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