"Call Me Joe" Rating: 4 Planets
by Poul Anderson  
pub. Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957
collected in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA
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On one of Jupiter's moons a cripple uses a psibeam to control the mind of a manufactured pseudohuman on the surface of Jupiter.

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Atom BulletIn what ways is Joe similar to and different from Frankenstein's Monster?
Atom BulletIn what ways is Joe similar to and different from an artificial intelligence like a robot or android?
Atom Bullet Describe the relationship between Joe and Ed Anglesey. Who needs the other more?
Atom BulletNote the way Anderson immediately puts the reader in the setting and lets the reader know of Joe's alien nature.
Atom BulletHow does Cornelius function in the story?
Atom BulletWhat is the nature of Joe's identity?
Atom BulletComment on the ethics of the plan to populate Jupiter with pseudos ruled by a "priesthood" class of pseudos controlled by esmen like Anglesey.
Atom BulletWhat kind of society do you think Joe and his companions will have on Jupiter in 25 or 50 years? What role will the research station play in this society?

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