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An Analysis of Android in “Fondly Fahrenheit”
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Write an essay about any one of the assigned readings in which you
• Clearly identify a key speculative element (e.g., an android, Martian society, an apocalypse)
• Infer a thought provoking central question implicit in the way the text treats this element. Again the question should be worded very clearly; avoid sweeping generalisations loaded with vague language; avoid truisms.
• Explain how the question you infer affects the meaning of the work as a whole. Less is more – be selective in your choice of key speculative element, and do not try to cover the story, novel or novella as a whole.
• Avoid mere plot summary, and support your argument both by quoting from the work you have chosen and by discussing and analysing whatever you quote – or paraphrase.
• Draw upon secondary sources for contextual information as required, e.g., details about the specific period the work reflects, but otherwise avoid research. Of course all sources, both primary and secondary must be properly documented using MLA format
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An Analysis of Android in “Fondly Fahrenheit”
Introduction
Bester’s Fondly Fahrenheit is a dystopian award-winning short story. The story shows a wealthy inhabitant of some fictional planet with a scorching climate. The main character is Vandaleur owning a robot, MA Android. On this planet, it is common to keep Androids for services, which has made them dependent on them without developing individual skills. However, these Androids are similar to human beings as they are made of tissues with blood in the body. Besides, they act like human beings in different situations. For example, they can be serial killers. The plot covers their crime, the owner’s failure to stop or destroy them, and the consequences of their malfunctioning. The author uses these technologically advanced fictional Androids to represent the identity crisis of his age. The sociopolitical scenario of the 1950s Cold War and its impact on the blue-collar is projected through fictional settings, characters, and actions. Also, these multi-aptitude Androids represent the threat posed by technological progress for humanity. Portraying this creature close to reality and instilling humanlike features in them create a sense of reality for the reader while getting entertained through speculations. Also, it impacts the atmosphere and tone of the story leaving the reader in shock by the dangers of sociopolitical crisis in any age and technological development. Android in “Fondly Fahrenheit” draws a blurred line between reality and speculation while representing the identity crisis in the 1950s Cold War and man’s unreliable dependence on machinery in a dystopian future.
The Blurred Line Between Reality and Speculation
Bester’s Android merges speculation and reality through his composition at first. Android is a form of a robot performing on a fictional planet in a dystopian future. The author made it work for his master, Vandaleur, like the robot of his times worked, such as “Unimate,” which lifted heavy weights as its duty (Hockstein et al. 113). However, Android is more a realistic form of robot because it is not machinery but “a chemical creation of synthetic tissue (Bester 3). The organic body of Android is also verifiable by the existence of blood in its chemically composed veins. It is its blood that is found as “bright drops of scarlet blood” under the nails of its first victim (Bester 2). Although the spectators speak about the quality of its blood, that it does not clot, and the pleasure-pain syndrome is not involved in its system, the organic body with blood makes it similar to human beings.
Secondly, Android confuses fictional and non-fictional features of his personality in his verbal expressions. Every time Vandaleur beats it, it claims it is worth, similar to a human being’s assertion of self-pride. It repeatedly says it is “worth fifty-seven thousand dollars on current exchange,” which signifies its arrogance and self-respect in the face of humiliation (Bester 3). Besides, it does not let its master call it machinery because of its chemical and humanlike composition.
Apart from its verbal expressions, Android is humanlike in its actions. Many times in the text, the reader watches him performing without the owner’s instructions. For example, while flying, it becomes uncontrollably self-sufficient, disobeying its master and telling him what it should do (Bester 10). This disobedience and self-reliance make it more than a submissive, technologically developed robot to serve human beings. Instead, it shows Android as a massive humanlike creature that is organic, conceited, and independent. The author deliberately makes the robot of the dystopian future more powerful and close to reality to highlight the potential dangers to humanity through sociopolitical crises and technological advancements.
Android’s Insecurity
By merging reality and speculation, Android signifies the sense of insecurity in the working class during the 1950s Cold War. The short story was written in 1954 when Cold War had already begot an identity crisis. Among all people, the blue-collar community experienced the most insecure sociopolitical environment (Rawnsley 18). The strength of Android and its failure to save it from degradation metaphorically imply the massive group of the working class and their incompetency to save them in the identity crisis. They wanted their nation and political authorities to realize their value as an indispensable part of the economy but faced humiliation and manipulation. This created a sense of security, specified through the insecurity of Android, which is a humanlike dystopian labourer. When Vandaleur beats it, it repeatedly tells him it is worth “fifty-seven thousand dollars on current exchange” (Bester 3). Also, it shows its importance for others by saying, “I am a valuable property” (Bester 7). On ruling over its self-respect by reminding it that it cannot protect itself, it still asserts that its role in the community is ‘good’ (Bester 7). The humanlike Android significantly represents the insecure labour class in the 1950s identity crisis during Cold War through its frequent expressions about its worth, value, and need in society.
Android’s Instability
With man-like qualities in a dystopian future, serving human beings and behaving insanely under certain circumstances, Android pointedly represents the instability of the working class in the 1950s Cold War. At that time, the identity crisis was at its peak, making people behave manically. It was when the US working class began the labor class movement against communism and protested on roads. The change in their behaviour resulted from the Cold War identity crisis when working conditions were harsh. They fought for human rights and posed a danger to the national economy. The labour class raised its voice to save working conditions and showed its strength through rallies and marches. With its man-like qualities, Android works safely for Vandaleur or other people like Ballard, properly signifying the US working class. It changes its behaviour under a specific situation like too high temperature. When the temperature is around 99-100 degrees Fahrenheit, it loses control and kills people violently (Bester 2). The robot has no pain-pleasure syndrome incorporation; it changes its behaviour from calm to violent when put in the scorching heat. The heat represents the unf...
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An Analysis of Android in “Fondly Fahrenheit”
Introduction
Bester’s Fondly Fahrenheit is a dystopian award-winning short story. The story shows a wealthy inhabitant of some fictional planet with a scorching climate. The main character is Vandaleur owning a robot, MA Android. On this planet, it is common to keep Androids for services, which has made them dependent on them without developing individual skills. However, these Androids are similar to human beings as they are made of tissues with blood in the body. Besides, they act like human beings in different situations. For example, they can be serial killers. The plot covers their crime, the owner’s failure to stop or destroy them, and the consequences of their malfunctioning. The author uses these technologically advanced fictional Androids to represent the identity crisis of his age. The sociopolitical scenario of the 1950s Cold War and its impact on the blue-collar is projected through fictional settings, characters, and actions. Also, these multi-aptitude Androids represent the threat posed by technological progress for humanity. Portraying this creature close to reality and instilling humanlike features in them create a sense of reality for the reader while getting entertained through speculations. Also, it impacts the atmosphere and tone of the story leaving the reader in shock by the dangers of sociopolitical crisis in any age and technological development. Android in “Fondly Fahrenheit” draws a blurred line between reality and speculation while representing the identity crisis in the 1950s Cold War and man’s unreliable dependence on machinery in a dystopian future.
The Blurred Line Between Reality and Speculation
Bester’s Android merges speculation and reality through his composition at first. Android is a form of a robot performing on a fictional planet in a dystopian future. The author made it work for his master, Vandaleur, like the robot of his times worked, such as “Unimate,” which lifted heavy weights as its duty (Hockstein et al. 113). However, Android is more a realistic form of robot because it is not machinery but “a chemical creation of synthetic tissue (Bester 3). The organic body of Android is also verifiable by the existence of blood in its chemically composed veins. It is its blood that is found as “bright drops of scarlet blood” under the nails of its first victim (Bester 2). Although the spectators speak about the quality of its blood, that it does not clot, and the pleasure-pain syndrome is not involved in its system, the organic body with blood makes it similar to human beings.
Secondly, Android confuses fictional and non-fictional features of his personality in his verbal expressions. Every time Vandaleur beats it, it claims it is worth, similar to a human being’s assertion of self-pride. It repeatedly says it is “worth fifty-seven thousand dollars on current exchange,” which signifies its arrogance and self-respect in the face of humiliation (Bester 3). Besides, it does not let its master call it machinery because of its chemical and humanlike composition.
Apart from its verbal expressions, Android is humanlike in its actions. Many times in the text, the reader watches him performing without the owner’s instructions. For example, while flying, it becomes uncontrollably self-sufficient, disobeying its master and telling him what it should do (Bester 10). This disobedience and self-reliance make it more than a submissive, technologically developed robot to serve human beings. Instead, it shows Android as a massive humanlike creature that is organic, conceited, and independent. The author deliberately makes the robot of the dystopian future more powerful and close to reality to highlight the potential dangers to humanity through sociopolitical crises and technological advancements.
Android’s Insecurity
By merging reality and speculation, Android signifies the sense of insecurity in the working class during the 1950s Cold War. The short story was written in 1954 when Cold War had already begot an identity crisis. Among all people, the blue-collar community experienced the most insecure sociopolitical environment (Rawnsley 18). The strength of Android and its failure to save it from degradation metaphorically imply the massive group of the working class and their incompetency to save them in the identity crisis. They wanted their nation and political authorities to realize their value as an indispensable part of the economy but faced humiliation and manipulation. This created a sense of security, specified through the insecurity of Android, which is a humanlike dystopian labourer. When Vandaleur beats it, it repeatedly tells him it is worth “fifty-seven thousand dollars on current exchange” (Bester 3). Also, it shows its importance for others by saying, “I am a valuable property” (Bester 7). On ruling over its self-respect by reminding it that it cannot protect itself, it still asserts that its role in the community is ‘good’ (Bester 7). The humanlike Android significantly represents the insecure labour class in the 1950s identity crisis during Cold War through its frequent expressions about its worth, value, and need in society.
Android’s Instability
With man-like qualities in a dystopian future, serving human beings and behaving insanely under certain circumstances, Android pointedly represents the instability of the working class in the 1950s Cold War. At that time, the identity crisis was at its peak, making people behave manically. It was when the US working class began the labor class movement against communism and protested on roads. The change in their behaviour resulted from the Cold War identity crisis when working conditions were harsh. They fought for human rights and posed a danger to the national economy. The labour class raised its voice to save working conditions and showed its strength through rallies and marches. With its man-like qualities, Android works safely for Vandaleur or other people like Ballard, properly signifying the US working class. It changes its behaviour under a specific situation like too high temperature. When the temperature is around 99-100 degrees Fahrenheit, it loses control and kills people violently (Bester 2). The robot has no pain-pleasure syndrome incorporation; it changes its behaviour from calm to violent when put in the scorching heat. The heat represents the unf...
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