If Robledo was your town today, how would you fare with the conditions characterizing the city (inflation, water shortage, food scarcity, poverty, etc.)? You could reflect, for instance, on your relative security/vulnerability or speculate about your ability to secure essentials, such as food and water.
 
Which character do you most identify with, and why?
 
What connections do you personally make with the story? You could consider the setting, plot, characters, or any kinds of parallels you draw between Butler’s fictional world and our own real world conditions.
 
How does the novel’s imagined setting resonate with our real-world setting?