by CHRISTOPHER CLAREMONT and BRENT ERIC ANDERSON

(Adapted from Marvel Graphic Novel. N 5. X-MEN: God Loves, Man Kills. Pages 54 and 62).

Comprehension

1.

According to Wikipedia a hate speech is, outside the law, speech that attacks a person
or group on the basis of e.g. race, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. In his
last speech, the man in black tie says: Human?! Do you dare call that thing
human? So, are we dealing with a hate speech? Justify your view.
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2.

The scenes, in this genre, are delimited by squares. The first square brings us a mans
discourse, which is:
Are we now to let those who put forward the proposition that we are descended from
apes tell us that our descendents our children will be born monsters?! And that this is
natural?!?
I say, no! I say, never!
We are as God made us! Any deviation from that sacred template any mutation
comes not from heaven, but hell.
a. Read again the original text. Pay attention to the words in bold. Does it change the
reading dynamic? If it does, tell us how.

b. Considering the available information and your abilities, who is this man?
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c. What is the theme in discussion?

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d. What is his opinion about the topic and what supports his view?
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3.

Can you find any connection between the speech of Reverend Stryker and our word?
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4.

While Cyclops is discussing with Reverend Stryker, he says:

Would you do that to someone because of their color skin, or their beliefs?
To which sentence the relative pronoun that refers?
a. Youre a lucky man.
b. Theyre crazy, said by an unknown man.
c. [] mutants live in fear every day of our lives.
d. Less than a week ago, two children in Connecticut were murdered,
Stryker condemned solely for an accident of birth.
e. [] an accident of birth. It means the place where they were born.

5.

Are you able to recognize this genre? If you are, tell us what it is. Besides this, why do
the authors had chosen this genre, despite any other, to express their ideas?
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