This short story does a wonderful job at captivating its
audience right away. It is shown through a very interesting viewpoint, that of
a spacer. “He” is a spacer, a genitally
mutilated astronaut of sorts. I like that this story didn’t out right explain
anything to the reader. It just starts off and through the events the narrator
goes through we are able to understand the world he lives in, to an extent. I
was thoroughly surprised at the subject matter in the work but that is also why
it was so fascinating. The
characters, no matter how briefly they are mentioned, all seem unique and
interesting. The interaction between the girl” Frelk”, in Istanbul is a very interesting
interaction because it really allows us to see how our narrator thinks and
understand a little more about him.
This is definitely a look at the development of humans both mentally and
sexually. Body modification is a casual subject matter here as well as our
protagonist seems at peace with his becoming essentially an androgynous a-sexual
character. The issue of population control also arises for a moment in the
story to help justify what has happened to parts of society. By the end of it nothing is resolved but
it definitely gives the reader something to think about.
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