Men Are Different Short Story

Small-Minded Science Fiction

The characters in the science fiction genre are too small minded to see the big picture. These characters are unable to evaluate the consequences of their actions. The characters are also resistant to the warnings of others. As a result, their ignorance may not only have jeopardized their own life and freedom, but may also have jeopardized the lives and freedom of others.

Characters in the science fiction genre are unable to evaluate the consequences of their actions and as a result jeopardize their own lives and freedom or the lives and freedom of others. To begin, in the short story “Men are Different” by Alan Bloch, the Robot is unable to see that treating the man as he would a fellow robot could result
The robot archeologist is here studying the last man in the system. When the man begins complaining of the heat the Robot assumes he can fix him by opening him up as he would do to another Robot. This shows that the Robot is unable to evaluate the consequences that may occur if he tries to fix this man. He is unable to see that he does not have the knowledge to fix a human and ultimately ends up killing the man, and ending mankind as a whole. Next, in the story “Random Sample” by T.P Caravan, the little girl could not see that by being mean and aggressive towards the aliens she could be putting her life, and the lives of others in jeopardy. The little girl is telling the psychologist about her encounter with the aliens when she explains, “Anyway, they paid a lot of attention to him, so I went over and punched him a couple of times. I’m afraid we broke up the insides of their spaceship a little” (Caravan 2). Here, the little girl is telling the doctor about how she interacted with the aliens. She starts explaining what happened and it is shown that she was very mean and aggressive towards them. By misbehaving and hurting the aliens and their spaceship, it proves that the
To start, in the story “The Weapon” by Fredrick Brown, the doctor does not listen to the warning of Mr. Niemand about his creation of the weapon. When Mr. Niemand comes to Dr. Grahm’s house he expresses his concern about what Dr. Grahm is creating: “Dr. Grahm, you are the man who's scientific work is more likely than that of any other man to end the human race’s chance for survival” (Brown 1). As soon as Mr. Niemand enters the doctors home, he warns him of how dangerous the weapon he is creating will be to mankind. Dr. Grahm is resistant to his warning and claims that he is only advancing science. Ultimately, Dr. Grahm ignores the warning and creates a weapon that could destroy mankind. It is only when Mr. Niemand gives a gun to his mentally ill son, that he realizes how destructive the weapon really is if put in the wrong hands. Next, in the story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, the character Eckles does not listen to Travis’ warning about leaving the Path and how it could change the future. When Eckles asks why they cannot leave the Path, Travis explains, “Step on one mouse and you leave your print, like a Grand Canyon, across Eternity. Queen Elizabeth might never be born… there might never be a United States at all. So be careful. Stay on the Path. Never step off!” (Bradbury 7). Here,