Alas, Babylon Response Questions

Choose one of the questions below and respond to it on the lines provided. Use your book to
identify details that will help.
1. Is Alas, Babylon an optimistic novel? Why or why not?
2. What is the role of the female characters in the novel?
3. Discuss the aftermath of "The Day." How does the novel portray the breakdown of order?
4. What is the novel's political message?
5. To what extent does "survival of the fittest" apply in Fort Repose after The Day? What do
Randy and the others understand that
phrase to mean? What do you understand it to mean?
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