In the novel, The Lathe of Heaven, the author, Ursula K. LeGuin, introduces a character named George Orr who has the ability of effective dreaming. These dreams alter reality outside: both the past and the present. Therefore, the rest of the population (except Haber and George) accepts this reality as their only one. However, George was sent to Voluntary Therapeutic Treatment with Haber and he takes advantage of these meetings in order to experiment with him and modify reality as he pleases. Through these course of events, Dr. Haber can be characterized as a God because of his intense personality, his manipulation over Haber, and his utilitarian viewpoints.
Since the start of the novel, Dr. Haber manipulates George Orr in order to change reality …show more content…
Unlike George Orr, he believes that the ends justify the means and that it does not matter how you achieve progress, as long as you do. As a result, throughout the novel we can see how Haber is willing to do anything in order to for “this world to be like Heaven, and men to be like gods” (150). However, we can also see that when Ms. LeLache was observing Haber experiment with George Orr, Haber turned to her and “he would stop her at any cost. He turned to her, ready for violence, his hands clenched” (53). This shows how Haber is willing to do anything in order to maintain in control of George Orr’s dreams. Furthermore, Haber mentions how “my parents died that year. My wife the next year. My two sisters and their children after that. Everyone I knew” (82) during the Plague years that he had essentially created. Despite that all of his family died as a result of Orr’s dreams, Haber does not seem sad since he believes that all of these events were bound to happen in order to achieve progress in humanity. The utilitarian stance that Haber provides us with, is the basis to characterizing him as the “god” in the novel since he truly believes that he is in the world in order to change
Since the start of the novel, Dr. Haber manipulates George Orr in order to change reality …show more content…
Unlike George Orr, he believes that the ends justify the means and that it does not matter how you achieve progress, as long as you do. As a result, throughout the novel we can see how Haber is willing to do anything in order to for “this world to be like Heaven, and men to be like gods” (150). However, we can also see that when Ms. LeLache was observing Haber experiment with George Orr, Haber turned to her and “he would stop her at any cost. He turned to her, ready for violence, his hands clenched” (53). This shows how Haber is willing to do anything in order to maintain in control of George Orr’s dreams. Furthermore, Haber mentions how “my parents died that year. My wife the next year. My two sisters and their children after that. Everyone I knew” (82) during the Plague years that he had essentially created. Despite that all of his family died as a result of Orr’s dreams, Haber does not seem sad since he believes that all of these events were bound to happen in order to achieve progress in humanity. The utilitarian stance that Haber provides us with, is the basis to characterizing him as the “god” in the novel since he truly believes that he is in the world in order to change