Sunday, October 20, 2013
Alternate Sciences
This week, "What Did Tessimond Tell You?" reminded me a lot of "Division By Zero." They both deal with researchers who discover some world-changing fact and their various ways of coping. Obviously the consequences of their discoveries are very different. In "Division By Zero," nothing about the world is fundamentally altered, just people's perceptions of the world, while in "What Did Tessimond Tell You?" everyone will soon die as the universe falls into a temporal black hole. But I found it very interesting that the reactions of the protagonists were so different. In "Division By Zero," Renee freaks out and falls into a depression. Ana, Tessimond, and Ana's team seem to cope fairly well with their new knowledge and just set out to fulfill their lives' ambitions. Are these two stories really that comparable since the characters' discoveries have such different implications? What would you do if you were in Tessimond or Ana's place?
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I thought the exact same thing while reading them, especially because Ana and Tessimond's works were so closely related. I think they're very much comparable. I actually totally agree with Ana's reaction. If I found out the world was already on borrowed time, I would probably drop everything, quit school, go back home, and spend all of my time with my niece.
ReplyDeleteI also found the two stories relatable and the two protagonists' reactions interesting. I would probably also follow closely with Ana's reaction because living out my life well would be more important to me than figuring out that I was wrong. While in Division by Zero the news that she was wrong crushes the protagonist, in What did Tessimond Tell You, figuring out that they were wrong only brought people to realize what was important in life.Therefore, I think these comparisons demonstrate the differences in how important these findings and ideas really were to the protagonists.
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