FWIW, I think that AVP is interesting in that it juxtaposes two diametrically opposite creatures. It's a fun literary exercise with kids to point out all the w

FWIW, I think that AVP is interesting in that it juxtaposes two diametrically opposite creatures. It's a fun literary exercise with kids to point out all the ways that a dichotomy is expressed, and IMO it makes "reading" the Aliens franchise easier because its tropes are easier to see in relief. For instance, both creatures (or whatever you want to call em) have an approach to technology... one uses tools, one embodies the tech. There are a good number of tropes along those lines which, IMO, bring out a lot of interesting ways of thinking about the aliens. Just a suggestion from a literature geek.