The Inevitability of Change Change is known to be constant and unavoidable, and yet it is feared by most. Some people choose to encompass change, while others resist the idea of change. In the novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, written by Robin Sloan, and the film, The Internship, directed by Shawn Levy, it is evident that change is constant and inevitable. However, while the characters in Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore embrace change, the characters in The Internship struggle with change. Technology is a prominent part of modern society. In the novel, Clay and Kat use the technology that is available to them to their advantage, while in the film, Billy and Nick struggle with the use of technology and prefer their “old ways”
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Clay and Kat from the novel accept this change by embracing all the benefits that come from the use of technology, while Nick and Billy have difficulty coping with changing their ways. Clay who has recently obtained a clerk position at Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore is very curious about the strange store and the strange customers who buy books from the store. Clay who is technologically inclined discovers the secret society known as “The Unbroken Spine” who are dedicating their lives to cracking the founder’s code. Clay uses the Grumble code he finds online to create his own 3-D model of the bookstore and in doing so, he cracks the founder’s code (Sloan 94-95). Clay explains his revelation to Mr. Penumbra when he states, “ […] I borrowed and old log book, and we scanned it […] because Google has this machine, it’s superfast, and Hadoop, it just goes - I mean, a thousand computers, like that! […] Anyway, the point is, we just pulled out the data. Automatically” (Sloan 96). “The Unbroken Spine” has been existent for 500 years and during this time have dedicated their lives to attempting to break the codes which lead them to the next level. Clay has been working at the bookstore for one month and within a single day managed to break the founder’s code; something that the fellowship has been trying to do for years (Sloan 97). This proves that technology is changing and that it is beneficial for society. …show more content…
In the novel, Clay and Mr. Penumbra are positively affected as a resulted change, while Billy and Stuart are held back because of their fear of change. Clay displays his new independence as he goes off on his own to find the Gerritszoon font that symbolizes immorality (Sloan 254). Clay cracks the infamous Manutius code through the use of technology as well as personal experience for example using a magnifying glass to analyze the Gerrtiszoon font (Sloan 275). Clay states in his presentation, “Now, I had to go to Nevada to figure this out; I had to hear Clark Moffat’s voice on tape to really get it. But if I’d known what I was looking for, I could have opened up my laptop, typed out some text in Gerritszoon, and blown it up 3000 percent” (Sloan 275). Clay is portrayed as an evolving character because of his ability to appreciate the technology that is available to him and being able to use the ease of technology to crack the code, but he needs to physically go to Nevada to find what he is looking for. This proves that both technology and life experiences coincide with one another and Clay is able to find that balance. On the other hand, while Clay has become independent, Billy becomes dependent on Nick and the other interns in the group. Billy quits Google’s internship program because he believes that he is not good enough (Levy 2013). Billy requires extra support from his team, especially
Clay and Kat from the novel accept this change by embracing all the benefits that come from the use of technology, while Nick and Billy have difficulty coping with changing their ways. Clay who has recently obtained a clerk position at Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore is very curious about the strange store and the strange customers who buy books from the store. Clay who is technologically inclined discovers the secret society known as “The Unbroken Spine” who are dedicating their lives to cracking the founder’s code. Clay uses the Grumble code he finds online to create his own 3-D model of the bookstore and in doing so, he cracks the founder’s code (Sloan 94-95). Clay explains his revelation to Mr. Penumbra when he states, “ […] I borrowed and old log book, and we scanned it […] because Google has this machine, it’s superfast, and Hadoop, it just goes - I mean, a thousand computers, like that! […] Anyway, the point is, we just pulled out the data. Automatically” (Sloan 96). “The Unbroken Spine” has been existent for 500 years and during this time have dedicated their lives to attempting to break the codes which lead them to the next level. Clay has been working at the bookstore for one month and within a single day managed to break the founder’s code; something that the fellowship has been trying to do for years (Sloan 97). This proves that technology is changing and that it is beneficial for society. …show more content…
In the novel, Clay and Mr. Penumbra are positively affected as a resulted change, while Billy and Stuart are held back because of their fear of change. Clay displays his new independence as he goes off on his own to find the Gerritszoon font that symbolizes immorality (Sloan 254). Clay cracks the infamous Manutius code through the use of technology as well as personal experience for example using a magnifying glass to analyze the Gerrtiszoon font (Sloan 275). Clay states in his presentation, “Now, I had to go to Nevada to figure this out; I had to hear Clark Moffat’s voice on tape to really get it. But if I’d known what I was looking for, I could have opened up my laptop, typed out some text in Gerritszoon, and blown it up 3000 percent” (Sloan 275). Clay is portrayed as an evolving character because of his ability to appreciate the technology that is available to him and being able to use the ease of technology to crack the code, but he needs to physically go to Nevada to find what he is looking for. This proves that both technology and life experiences coincide with one another and Clay is able to find that balance. On the other hand, while Clay has become independent, Billy becomes dependent on Nick and the other interns in the group. Billy quits Google’s internship program because he believes that he is not good enough (Levy 2013). Billy requires extra support from his team, especially