What Is Avram's Identity

A baby is born, from the moment that child is given a name it is brought into the world being identified in less than an hour, it’s a boy. Family visits the boy and they say that he has his father’s eyes and his mother’s smile. As the boy grows he develops his own thoughts and personality. But small quirks and habits resemble those of his parents. Certain aspects of the boy’s life alter his way of thinking, personality, mannerisms, and other traits. They all relate to people he is around the most. In the end a person is a product of whatever may be around them. The environment and culture has an impact on him. But as the boy gets older he becomes more self-aware, and begins to question his surroundings and himself. Questions like, do we choose
Yod was a cyborg who was created by Avram. From the moment he was activated he began to experience the world around him. Taking in all the information instantly. He was created with a purpose and a chosen identity. Avram had designed every single aspect of his being. Ultimately Yod became someone completely different than what Avram had planned for. Similar situations are already occurring in the world today. Artificial insemination for example, you can choose the sex of your baby and in some occasions you can even choose some appearance traits. In the film Gattaca. A new sense of discrimination arises which is based on genetics. Vincent who is the main character in the movie was born the “natural way” which in his world means that his parents did not choose to genetically modify him. But in the long run that changes his quality of life, he has to endure different obstacles that cause him to completely change his identity in order to follow his dreams. When Vincent changes his identity he feels a sense of achievement almost as if it was what he was supposed to do all along. Finding happiness is something that humans long for. The extremes people will go to, to find happiness are endless. Although there is a possibility that society may become something similar to the society in Gattaca. As of now the lengths people will go to, to become closer
You are who you hang out with is a common saying. When actually given some thought it, we can point out certain characteristics that we have gained from others and realize that it’s true. Different aspects of people who spend more time together typically have some similarities, whether they were preexisting or developed throughout. Family is also a huge impact on how people evolve throughout life, whether family is involved or isn’t can be a huge difference in someone’s personality. For example, in He, She, and It, Shira was given the task of teaching Yod interpersonal skills. Throughout the novel Yod learned to be a person simply by spending time with Shira and experiencing different emotions and feelings. He had all the knowledge on interpersonal skills and he was extremely capable of giving the specifics on the matter but it didn’t mean anything until he actually experienced all of the things he was preprogrammed to know. If Shira hadn’t spent time with Yod or given him the experiences that evoked emotion and feeling Yod wouldn’t have developed the sense of identity that he had. Yod and Shiras relationship shows how truly important it is to be aware of the people surrounding us, because they are factors that can change or modify our own identities