Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1954
Collected
in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. I
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| While James Vandaleur
is on the run with his rare multiple-aptitude android that somehow is
able to kill humans and destroy property, Vandaleur's personality and
that of the android begin to merge. |
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| Background |
- Note
that in this story androids are subject to "Prime Directives and Inhibitions"
similar to Asimov's Laws of Robotics.
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| Navigation Guide |
| Explain
the design flaw that enables the android to kill. |
| How
does Bester use point of view to demonstrate the shifting nature of the
identity of the narrator? |
| Who do you think is responsible for the crimes committed by the android? |
| At the end of the story, what has happened to the new cheap labor robot? Why? |
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