Identify one theme of the collection related to empathy. Choose at least two stories and explain, using literary elements, how these stories convey that theme.

How do the stories “Boys Go to Jupiter” and “The Office of Historical Corrections” handle the ideas of personal and collective histories? Discuss the theme as it is conveyed in the text using at least two other literary elements.

Identify the protagonist and antagonist of two different stories. How do the antagonists influence the protagonists’ character arcs?