Review & Discussion Guide
Destruction of nature (deforestation during the Cultural Revolution, pesticides in Silent Spring, harvesting of the replanted forest, extinction of species) and the destructive force of nature (the three-body problem faced by the Trisolarans) comes up repeatedly, how does it influence the characters and the plot?
How do you think a sudden disruption of the laws of physics would affect the world the life of those who study it?
Shi Qiang says that the entire history of humankind has been fortunate, that from the Stone Age until now, as a race, we haven't experienced any true crises. Do you agree? What about his prediction that a crisis is coming?
What do you think of the game Three Body? Would you have continued to play?
How do you think that human societies would be influenced by contact with extraterrestrial intelligence? Would it exacerbate cultural conflicts as predicted?
What do you think about the social divisions between the groups heralding the arrival of the Trisolarans? What about the reasons that they look forward to the invasion?
Do you think it's surprising how many people abandoned all hope in human civilization, seeking salvation from the Trisolarans?
What do you think of the science of The Three-Body Problem?
Would you have been able to resist responding, if only to verify that the communication received was actually extraterrestrial in nature?
Evans calls his ideology "Pan-Species Communism," that all lives are equal. Would you say it's aptly named, or feasible?
What do you think about the social structure of Trisolaris? How are the Trisolaran's similar to us?
Da Shi points out that regardless of all our technology, insects persevere. Do you think that even if humanity is just "bugs" to the Trisolarans, that as a race we have a chance?
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