D. "'Unofficially, I advise that we erase the records and forget the whole thing.'" (Paragraph 35)

Question

E. "'I agree 100 percent. What's there to say? "Hello, meat. How's it going?"'" (Paragraph 38)

What is the "meat" in this story, and how do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Answer 1

The "meat" in this story refers to the human beings. This can be inferred from the context of the conversation between the two characters in the given text evidence. In paragraph 38, one character says, "'I agree 100 percent. What's there to say? "Hello, meat. How's it going?"'" The use of the term "meat" to refer to human beings suggests that the characters view humans as mere objects or commodities rather than individuals.