https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/escape-from-spiderhead

Read article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/escape-from-spiderhead Answer What is the situation the main character is in? Why is this significant? Can you tell how he go there? Explain. What purpose does Absesti’s character serve? Who does he represent? What seems to be the time period? What might Saunders be saying to us?/ What does Saunders seem to suggest about the idea of “consent”? What does Saunders seem to suggest abou the penal system? What does Saunders seem to suggest about human goodness or the ability to reform and become better? What did you think of Saunders’ use of humor despite the dark subject matter? What does it lend to your reading of his story? What is the most important moment in the story? Why? Pick any meaningful quotation and analyze it in depth.