42 pages 1 hour read

James Tiptree Jr.

The Girl Who Was Plugged In

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1973

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Essay Topics

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How does Tiptree use and/or subvert conventional tropes of science fiction?

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Is P. Burke really a passive figure with little agency throughout the story? How does or doesn’t she develop as a character?

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To what extent could “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” be read as a tragedy?