How do these two short stories address issues of social inequality, and do you find one approach more effective than the other? Consider, especially, how storytelling encourages empathy. Do these stories effectively allow a reader to put her/himself in another’s “shoes”?

How do these two short stories address issues of social inequality, and do you find one approach more effective than the other? Consider, especially, how storytelling encourages empathy. Do these stories effectively allow a reader to put her/himself in another’s “shoes”?

· Ultimately, why does it matter if Mr. Green is fair? Why should we care what happened to Maggie? And does it really matter if Maggie was black?

· Does an individual have a responsibility to others? Is there some kind of “code” that demands we treat each other with fairness and equality, or is it more important that a person “does what needs to be done” to protect his/her own interests before all others?