User Friendly in Childhoods End
In Arthur C. Clarke's novel Childhood's End, people or beings use each other forselfish reasons. Sometimes it is subtle, even subconscious; other times it is a blatantusage. Three obvious examples occur and kind of chase each other around in a triangularfashion. 1) The Overlords use humans/humanity. 2) The Overmind uses humans. 3) The Overmind uses the Overlords. Humans also attempt to use the Overlords eventhough the Overlords are omnipotent and seem to already have humanity's fatal futureplanned out. Other than these overlying uses, small examples exist between charactersthroughout the novel. These will be cited and explained in a somewhat chronological One of the first instances is Wainwright and the Freedom League using Stormgrenfor information about the Overlords. "Next time you speak with the Supervisor, Mr.Stormgren, ask him that!" (17), says Wainwright referring to why Karellen won't showhimself. Wainwright and the league want information like this so they can form theirrevolt against the Overlords' takeover. This brings about one of the bigger uses: The Ov
but the Overlords have to use human agents. Rupert uses his guests for self-gratification. The Last Generation George uses Jean. Bibliography Works CitedClarke, Arthur C. A kiss from George is described as "perfunctory" (143). The narrator suggests, "[a]bout three-quarters. Rashy gets to read from the "psychic phenomena" library, and Rupert gets animage projector for personal use. Jean Morrel, how much remained? His love was divided between Jeff and Jennifer.
Common topics in this essay:
Karellen Stormgren,
Jean Carolle,
George Jean,
Athens Gene's,
Overmind Overlords,
Karellen Despite,
Golden Age,
George Rupert,
Supervisor Stormgren,
Arthur Clarke's,
overlords human,
human race,
overmind overlords,
george jean,
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image projector,
gain knowledge,
throughout novel,
acute minds,
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