Freytag's Triangle, Summary

The book that I just finished reading, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was really entertaing and interesting because it explored things that I am curious about. It really went into how technological advancement could destroy us in the long-run, and how much we will focus on space exploration in the future. One character in the story, Hal, who is an artificially intelligent human-like computer, is a symbol of technological advancement. With Hal, humans have created a powerful technology that they cannot fully control. When Hal begins to deviate from the ways it has been instructed then it begins to destroy human. Thats what the author believes about technological advancement, that we are creating things that we cannot control and it will destroy humanity.
Like in Freytag's Triangle the beginning of the book explains how humans are evolving and how they begin to use tools. This is how technology begins and this is how the complication is in a way introduced. The author hints that these technological advances will be used against them in the beginning and the action begins to rise thereafter. When we begin to see major conflict between the human characters and technology is moving towards the end of the story. David Bowman and his fellow astronauts, including Hal, are on a mission and Hal begins to malfunction. He then kills an astronauts to save his "life". That's the climax enters the story and Bowman turns him off and takes control of the ship again. Then he just decides to discipline himself and finish the mission. According to Fretag's Triangle this is the falling action. He then transforms himself to immortal and saves the world from nuclear holocaust.

This book, 2001, has several main characters, for it travels through time and uses characters to explain how man has evolved and changed over time. Through these characters the reader understands the developement of the humans throughout history and how they advanced mentally and evolved physically. The author lets us get into a specific character for each time epoch, and lets us relive the change that is going on inside their minds and in their bodies. The first character that is introduced is still evolving into a man. Moon-Watcher, the man-ape, goes through countless conflicts while trying to survive and at the same time evolve mentally into human. One of the types of conflicts he goes through can be described as Man vs. Self because he finds himself always trying to figure out new ways to do things as opposed to the things he already knows. He finds it in himself to attempt new things that no other creature on earth has, like using tools and walking upright. Moon-Watcher consistenly challenges himself to discover and to adapt to his surroundings everyday. Another type of conflict that Moon-Watcher faces is Man vs. Nature. In the beginning he finds himself struggling to survive everyday. His only, and most grueling, task of the day is to avoid starvation. Him and his companions travel far to find foods to eat and some die on the way. Throughout the book Moon-Watcher also encounters some animals that pose a threat to his survival. He finds ways to kill these beasts and outlast them.

Star Wars

The Star Wars movie we saw was the first Star Wars movie I had ever seen. There were many characters that I didn't know or understand thier roles. Even though it was the first movie I had seen of the six I learned a lot about the different types of conflicts that are going on. Like the conflict between Luke and his father. Luke discovers that Darth Vadar, who is his enemy is also his father. Darth Vadar then tells Luke to join him. This also creates a conflict between Luke and himself. He now has to decide whether he wants to join his father whom he has always looked up to or fight agaist him. Luke is also trying to become a Jet I, which is extremely difficult. He has to concentrate and focus alot which can also be a conflict with himself. I think this movie was really insightful and Im glad we watched i.

Faith and my book

My book "2001: A Space Odyssey" really makes me think and wonder about my faith and what I believe in a way that I have never done before. This book starts introducing how humans evolved from apes to the humans we are today all the way to the future. In the beginning the author introduces a character that is in between the stage of human and ape. It makes me sympathize and actually put myself in the position of this character that according to my faith never existed. I don't believe in evolution but this book, whether you like it or not, opens your mind and helps you wonder if these types of people really existed before us. It makes an argument for evolution by creating situations that we can relate too. My faith in creation, even though it isn't really passionate, has to be put aside when I read this book so I can really get into it. I thinks its a good way to get readers to open their mind and think differently whether its about their faith or their values or whatever they have an opinion of.

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