Rusties
“From that day on, Rusty Ndege and I seemed to have a special bond, me being one of few people who actually spoke to it like a person. For most, machines were just machines.”
Suggested discussion points
- In the story, Rusties ‘begin to think and want for themselves’ – the narrator, Magane, thinks this is because of a solar flare. What other reasons might be the cause?
- Does the reason for consciousness impact how we think of the Rusties?
- How might we best describe what the Rusties do on Crash Friday – is it a strike, an uprising – something else?
- What are the possible reasons why Rusty Ndege shows Magana the video?
- The narrator describes Kazi Bure as ‘arrogant’ – would you agree? Or would you use a different descriptor?
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