Lightning Rod

1)Critical literacy: I think the computer has control over this conversation. Raquel has control once the conversation ends because the power goes out and she is left to talk to her self.


2)Making inferences:The dialogue while they're talking is more serious than Raquel could ever imagine.She has learned she has to learn about the earth and the universe before anything else.

3)literary devices:The story is called lightning rod because this girl is a conductor for things to happen.It serves as a symbol because she has the need to interact with the "computer."I think the title inferes that she is a good person to talk to about the world and its problems.