Question I: Richard Powers points out that the FBI sought to use surveillance tapes to destroy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after King gave the iconic "I have a dream" speech. If you were surprised to learn this, explain what is surprising about it. Citing language from Power's discussion, explain why the FBI under Hoover decided to do it.
Question II: Consider one kind of surveillance that you have experienced, heard. Who is surveilling whom? Why? Is there a difference between the stated reason and the real reason for the surveillance? What effects does the surveillance have? What rights, if any, seem to be infringed by the surveillance? Most importantly, how does this instance of surveillance relater to power and freedom? (You can use events for this.)
Question III: Consider the world in which we live in light of the fictional world of the novel that we are reading this week. Identify and describe (as precisely as you can) any similarities you see between the world of the novel and the world you live in. Be sure to choose similarities to our major course themes. For example, obviously our world, like the world of the Hunger Games, has trees, but this is not an interesting similarity for us, since it has little to do with spectacle or surveillance.