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The Borderland of Sol Study Guide

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by Larry Niven
About 11 pages (3,168 words)
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Social Sensitivity

"The Borderland of Sol" presents a future Earth whose government regulates who may be parents and how many children they may have. The idea is to reproduce strong genes as much as possible in a population with too many of what are perceived to be genetic defects. Carlos Wu is a genius whose genes are considered desirable for reproduction; thus he has a license for unlimited reproduction, meaning that he may father as many children as he wishes. He and others like him are much.....

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The Borderland of Sol from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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