As we saw in the reading of Armageddon 2419 A.D., sometimes there is such a thing as too much prosperity and innovation. Technology may stretch the bounds of society further than they ought to be stretched. Nowlan’s story of overindulgence and negligence serves as a warning to us as people of the twenty first century, a time of increasing technology and sometimes hasty innovations, to not fall into the same pit of despair. Nowlan’s depiction of an “over-advanced” society causes us as readers to shudder at the thought of our society experiencing such a fate. What if the human race was only meant to progress so far? And what if every bit of progress past that point is actually regression in the opposite direction? (INSERT THESIS HERE) Nowlan
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For example, the invention of iPhones, these little screens that we give all of our time and attention to, has that not set us back socially as human beings? Every modern day American, even some children as young as seven or eight years old, seems to be completely consumed by these little electronic boxes of light. Being a waitress at a restaurant, I have noticed that the majority of the customers that I serve, whether couples, families, or individuals dining on their own, have for the most part seemed to spend their time at the table staring at their phones, usually indulging in empty and aimless tasks such as tweeting, instagramming, or sending snapchats. Instead of talking to each other over dinner, parties are often silent, besides the occasional chuckling at something on their screens. When we no longer need to socialize with another human, are we not in turn dehumanizing ourselves as a …show more content…
Whatever the reason, it is definitely worth noting that Nowlan blatantly refuses to endow the Han people with even the slight suggestion of any one respectable personality trait. He barely even describes them at all beyond attributing them as vicious, gluttonous, cowardly, and “Clever as the very devils in hell.” Ironically, even an attribute such as cleverness, which is usually denoted as beneficial, can not be awarded to the Hans without being described as an evil endowment. Which begs the question, does having too much make us evil? And, are technological advances becoming so overpowering that they're ripping apart our very
For example, the invention of iPhones, these little screens that we give all of our time and attention to, has that not set us back socially as human beings? Every modern day American, even some children as young as seven or eight years old, seems to be completely consumed by these little electronic boxes of light. Being a waitress at a restaurant, I have noticed that the majority of the customers that I serve, whether couples, families, or individuals dining on their own, have for the most part seemed to spend their time at the table staring at their phones, usually indulging in empty and aimless tasks such as tweeting, instagramming, or sending snapchats. Instead of talking to each other over dinner, parties are often silent, besides the occasional chuckling at something on their screens. When we no longer need to socialize with another human, are we not in turn dehumanizing ourselves as a …show more content…
Whatever the reason, it is definitely worth noting that Nowlan blatantly refuses to endow the Han people with even the slight suggestion of any one respectable personality trait. He barely even describes them at all beyond attributing them as vicious, gluttonous, cowardly, and “Clever as the very devils in hell.” Ironically, even an attribute such as cleverness, which is usually denoted as beneficial, can not be awarded to the Hans without being described as an evil endowment. Which begs the question, does having too much make us evil? And, are technological advances becoming so overpowering that they're ripping apart our very