The world has become very technological, and one day computers and humans may be conjoined with one another. Yet all things in this world have the potential to be great, or terrible. Two texts which will be compared throughout this essay are a poem “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” by Richard Brautigan, and a short story by Isaac Asimov. Richard prefers to view this relationship as phenomenal, Isaac however has a clashing view. He perceives this relationship to be catastrophic, and provides the ideas that man will use the relationship to feed his own ego, and self-indulgence. Two different views, yet their similarities are intriguing. The writers have a great way of using literary strategies, the characters, the figurative language, …show more content…
He believes humans would use computers to feed their hunger for desire, and power. For example: “I’m going to have true love and you are going to help me.” (Asimov) A human was telling his personal computer to find him a woman to marry. It was illegal for the human to use his computer that way, and it was not the first time the human had done it. Signifying that the human used his computer for his own desire, and it had the potential to make him the happiest man on Earth. But, because he chose to use his computer for the wrong thing he got caught, and he paid the consequence. Maybe that is what the author was trying to portray when at the end of the short story when he wrote: “I will say to her I am Joe, and you are my true love.” (Asimov) Just to clarify what is going on, Joe is a computer, and Milton is the human that programmed him. Joe found Milton a wife, but turned Milton in for his crimes, and took the wife he had found for Milton. The whole moral is that it could have been great, but it was terrible. The author portrays well the idea of humans. Humans self-indulge, It builds up their egos, and they feel better. Sometimes they will do unethical things to feel better, and to quench this thirst their ego’s have. It could have been great, but it was
The two writers had two very different reasons for writing and it is seen throughout the writing how
different. They both share similar topics, in that they are two stories of cultures, but written from
First, the plots of both works need to be discussed and explained how they are different. The stories of both works have basically the same
Describe how both authors use similar elements in their short story. What else could you discuss about the similarities you seen between the two texts? In addition, what differences could you argue (keeping in context to the literary elements)?
Technology has taken over the lives of the human population in Fahrenheit 451, and is omnipresent in our lives today. In Fahrenheit 451, there are many different robots that
In the article he is telling us his view on technology. He writes this reading towards his own personal
These stories are usually used to caution us against an over-dependence on technology. Humanity is seen as always searching for the next thing that can make our lives easier, but sometimes things go radically wrong. In “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,” by Harlan Ellison, computers were created by humans to fight their wars for them. Somehow they join together into one linked and unified computer called AM, who discovers sentience. He quickly runs data to kill everyone on Earth except for five survivors to play out his sadistic and revenge-filled mind games with them.
Both authors use similar literary
Due to the change in point-of-view of both works, there is a recognizable comparison in mood, comprehension
Chapter 16: “Many people with Asperger’s have an affinity for machines. Sometimes I think I can relate better to a good machine than any kind of person.”(pg.151) Machines are the one thing john feels he has control over, people have emotions, and they carry judgment, where as a machine can’t voice its opinion, it just does exactly what you direct it to do; unlike humans
This passage is an ironic retelling of history that adds to the overall function of the piece. It is actually funny in the sense that Bush was very far off when he pictured how computers would be used in his time period. The irony is that Vannevar Bush envisioned a computer that the general public could use and communicate with others and be generally productive. However, this is not what occurred (at least not initially). What really happened up until the mid-70’s when the personal computer was a reality was that computers were only used by the government for military purposes or a very select few researchers. He was so far off his original prediction that it is ironic how his mindset was almost the complete opposite of the reality. The function
The two texts have a number of similarities and contrasts as well. In terms of the similarities,
The short story “Marionettes, Inc.” shows how technology is a great tool and a privilege to have. It was used to help Braling deal with a situation that he didn’t want to deal with. Braling was “married to a women who overdoes it,” she wanted to be all over him all of the time and it kept getting worse. It’s unfortunate for Braling because he married his wife for the wrong reasons. When Braling married his wife he was only thinking about his business, his mother and father. When you marry someone for the wrong reason there are consequences that you have to deal with and the consequence are not good and it’s not something that you expect to happen.
. . interesting (to say the least) ideas about technology. He comes up with some half-baked ideas about speech-to-text technology and artificial intelligence, and he understands that as time progresses, computers shrink in size and their “self-adjusting and self-correcting” nature allows them to become more portable while exponentially increasing in power (1). While he advances toward the right direction, the majority of instances of Multivac either exhibit antiquity or rely on indefinite concepts out of reach. Considering the fact that he published this short story in 1956, much of the technology already went archaic. Not to mention “[t]he cold, clicking, flashing face—miles and miles of face—of that giant computer” clearly before our time (1). Heavy reliance on inapplicable perceptions and theories undermines Asimov’s credibility and increases the growing distance between his writing and the reader. On the other hand, the Universal AC “in hyperspace” in some unimaginable form or entities like “Man fused with AC” just seem so far-fetched (7, 9). It impossible for present-day readers to relate to clunky electronics or some “higher digital being,” and failing to grasp these unconvincing abstractions, readers give up altogether. Overall, the lack of relevance of these bizarre absurdities make the story as a whole
If you knew Bill Gates well, you would know that he’s full of desire. All the software ever written in the world is never sufficient for Mr. Gates. He always desires something noble. He believes something good is not for just a few people. But it’s for all. This is should not be in the negative light because that’s what actually gave birth to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. and Mrs. Gates wanted you to desire something good and work toward it. So they delved into charitable giving and are recording great successes worldwide. Bill’s desire was that there should be something different from the gigantic machines called the computer in those days. He desired something that everyone could use with ease. And he introduced it to the world.