solved I’m working on a literature question and need guidance to
I’m working on a literature question and need guidance to help me learn.
1- This short story by Lois McMaster Bujold is part of a long series about Miles Vorkosigan, his family, and interstellar politics. To give you the context for this story, Miles was born with two conditions (dwarfism and weak bones) on a planet (Barrayar) that abhors any kind of physical abnormality as a sign of radiation-caused mutation (the whole planet had been nuclear bombed by the Cetagandan Empire about a century earlier). Nevertheless, Miles’s parents encourage him to follow his dreams, which for him means joining the military space force. At the time of the story, Miles sometimes serves as a regular officer and sometimes goes undercover as the leader of a mercenary space fleet that is sometimes “hired” by the Barrayaran secret service to carry out missions that the planet can’t be seen to meddle in. In this case, Miles and the mercenaries have been hired by the Marilacan resistance (whose planet has been invaded by Cetaganda) to rescue a leader from a prison camp. Things get complicated, as they always do in a story about Miles. (And there’s a final point that comes up in a later book, that I’ll tell you about in the discussion after everyone’s read the story.)
For this discussion, think about the ethical issues that Miles faces in the story. Choose one, and write about what the issue is, why it’s not a simple yes/no decision, and whether you think Miles made the right decision, and why. If it’s relevant, you can also talk about how Miles makes the decision – what factors does he weigh, and for how long?
Additionally, please compare Miles and T’Challa or Kara. What’s one interesting difference and one interesting similarity?