Challenges to Becoming a Pro Dragonracer in Apapa-Downtown
“Dragons’ growth rates are mad slow. You hatch the egg and think you can go pro after a few successful hunts? Wrong. Remember our cash friends? Money drives growth, don’t get carried away.”
Suggested discussion points
- Spending ‘too much time online’ is often problematised. How does the story subvert that notion? How does it reinforce it?
- “The main character is driven by the idea of escaping from their circumstances, yet seems unable to show grace to other characters in the story who are aiming to do the same.” Does this statement change your reading of the story?
- How does planned obsolescence affect how we interact with technology?
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