Desertion Clifford Simak Analysis
Many science fiction stories are read for enjoyment or exploring the speculative ‘what if’ scenario. Science fiction stories use speculation to show ourselves what will it be like in certain scenarios. Stories are written such as “Desertion” & “Second Variety” by Clifford Simak, “Slow Life” by Michael Swanwick and "Swarm" by Bruce Sterling to warn others of scientific evolution using the core science fiction concepts. These four cautionary short stories illustrate the future horror of scientific evolution for mankind.
Firstly, the story Desertion by Clifford Simak is cautionary tale warning humans of superiority. Simak warns the readers about the way humans think by showing them that even though humans are terraforming the planets and even converting their bodies to fit the environment to that of the locals, humans still act and think as human beings. Humans see Jupiter as a place of …show more content…
In a war-torn world after the nuclear war, UN has made robots called 'claws' for killing humans on sight. What most of the humanity does not know is that the 'claws' have further made their own robots with higher intelligence and are trying to wipe out humans. Major Hendricks fears them because of the possible onslaught of their own creators. Hendricks fears come true when the Russians save him from "David" a variety of the robots. "From the remains of David a metal wheel rolled. Relays, glinting metal. Parts, wiring. One of the Russians kicked at the heap of remains. Parts popped out, rolling away, wheels and springs and rods. A plastic section fell in, half charred. Hendricks bent shakily down. The front of the head had come off. He could make out the intricate brain, wires and relays, tiny tubes and switches, thousands of minute studs—" (Dick). Dick shows robots trying to kill all humans ultimately killing everyone on earth and going to the last base of humans on the
Firstly, the story Desertion by Clifford Simak is cautionary tale warning humans of superiority. Simak warns the readers about the way humans think by showing them that even though humans are terraforming the planets and even converting their bodies to fit the environment to that of the locals, humans still act and think as human beings. Humans see Jupiter as a place of …show more content…
In a war-torn world after the nuclear war, UN has made robots called 'claws' for killing humans on sight. What most of the humanity does not know is that the 'claws' have further made their own robots with higher intelligence and are trying to wipe out humans. Major Hendricks fears them because of the possible onslaught of their own creators. Hendricks fears come true when the Russians save him from "David" a variety of the robots. "From the remains of David a metal wheel rolled. Relays, glinting metal. Parts, wiring. One of the Russians kicked at the heap of remains. Parts popped out, rolling away, wheels and springs and rods. A plastic section fell in, half charred. Hendricks bent shakily down. The front of the head had come off. He could make out the intricate brain, wires and relays, tiny tubes and switches, thousands of minute studs—" (Dick). Dick shows robots trying to kill all humans ultimately killing everyone on earth and going to the last base of humans on the