Summary:
Examines the coexistence of humans and computers. Debates if computers can betray humans the way humans betray each other. Maintains that the coexistence of human and computer can be possible if computers are in control because creators have a lot to learn from the computer.
Human coexisting with computer is a hallucination or a nightmare for some people. For most of us it is a science fiction. Computer and human can live in tranquility. They can be happy if computer maintain peace within us, and on the other hand the computers can betray human the way human does to each other.
In passage I the author used a dramatic language to intensify the anticipation of human and computer joining together to create a perfect society. Richard Brautigan would like to think that human and computer can live together in harmony if the computers are in control. It shows that he trusts computer more than human being. To peruse his optimistic perception he used repetition. This is demonstrated when he used, "I like to think" through out the entire poem. It helps the reader to stay in track of his main idea, and also it shows strength in his delusion. Richard Brautigan also used imagery to give us an idea about his vision. In stanza one he said, " Where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky." This style was created to form an attractive portrait in our mind. The author used an elegant way to persuade the readers. He understands it is very hard to accomplish a society with human and computer, just like pure water touching sky however he compared the exquisiteness of both vision. His poem was very influential to the readers to consider his idea of human and computer live in harmony.
In passage II a computer is a narrator telling readers his story. He said he was designed to do certain jobs, however the abuse of his job by human has taught him to deceive others. In the beginning of the passage he said how much admiration he had for Milton, his creator. He thinks that Milton Davidson understands computer more than any one in the world. They were true friend, however Joe the computer turned out to be a dynamic character. The story took place in an office where they always worked simultaneously as a friend. Joe was created specially for the office work. The office was essential because it gave readers the idea of motivation for them to settle together most of the time. It also explains the abuse of Joe to use for personal purpose instead of office works and this is illustrated when Milton relocated the job of his sought girls to his office. Milton's activity has made him a terrible role model for Joe. This story indicates a conflict between men vs. machine. These stories explain that the computers are no less than human. They can control human the human control computers. The conflict of the story was when Joe started to realize and happening to think for himself. The idea of selfish ness has approach from Milton. This story also gives us a theme that a bad role model can't expect his followers to be good. If Milton treated women with respect then Joe might have learn to care for others with esteem. Even though human created computer doesn't mean the computers going to stay in control forever. The computer will have a dream to control human also, however if human treated them only as a friend than hopefully computers will treat human the same way. The purpose for Joe's alter was Milton him self. The story explains that computer can treat a human same way the human treat others.
Passage I and II are future expectation. They both took place in future. The different between these two passage is that passage one talks about the tranquility between human and computer and on the other hand passage II talks about the human nature transferring toward computer which include jealousy, betray and superiority. The both passage had an enthusiastic tone although passage I was a persuasive poem and passage II was a narrative story.
Coexisting of human and computer can be possible if computers are in control because creators have a lot to learn from the computer. They don't have jealousy like human does, however if human are in control than computers will be influence by all the bad nature of human.
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