In today’s world, there is a parallel between the rapid advancement of technology and society’s morals that causes a change over time; this change can be for better or for worse. In the short story, Bloodchild, Octavia Butler shows this change in values through protagonist, Gan, as he struggles with his inner conscience when he is asked to kill an animal for the survival of the alien race. Similarly, in Girl Plugged In by Tiptree, progressions in technology allow people to control the mind of another body, which causes unrealistic attachments. Hiroto’s morals are tested in Ken Liu’s Mono No Aware, as he chooses to sacrifice himself to save the last of the human race. Each of these short stories explore how developments create situations where the protagonists’ views and morals are changed as they grow in order to improve a situation; these unique values illustrate what it means to be human.
In Octavia Butler’s novella, Bloodchild, Gan is presented with the reality of his world and is forced to make decisions that question his prior beliefs. His morals are tested when T’Gatoi asks him to kill an animal to host the Tlic fetus. Abandoning his prior values, Gan brings in the animal even though “[his] mother would not be pleased” and only did so because “it was the right size, and [he] was in a hurry” (Butler 7). He knew that killing the animal went against everything he had ever learned, but in the …show more content…
In both Bloodchild and Mono No Aware, the protagonists portray a sense of humanity where their morals lead them to do the right thing. Whereas in The Girl Plugged in, Tiptree demonstrates what happens when one is separated from their humanity, and as a result is unable to be their own self. Overall each story shows the effects of what the younger generation does to impact the future generations as they figure out what is really means to be their own
In Octavia Butler’s novella, Bloodchild, Gan is presented with the reality of his world and is forced to make decisions that question his prior beliefs. His morals are tested when T’Gatoi asks him to kill an animal to host the Tlic fetus. Abandoning his prior values, Gan brings in the animal even though “[his] mother would not be pleased” and only did so because “it was the right size, and [he] was in a hurry” (Butler 7). He knew that killing the animal went against everything he had ever learned, but in the …show more content…
In both Bloodchild and Mono No Aware, the protagonists portray a sense of humanity where their morals lead them to do the right thing. Whereas in The Girl Plugged in, Tiptree demonstrates what happens when one is separated from their humanity, and as a result is unable to be their own self. Overall each story shows the effects of what the younger generation does to impact the future generations as they figure out what is really means to be their own