"Fondly Fahrenheit" Rating: Five Planets
by Alfred Bester  
pub. 1954  
collected in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. I  
   
Preview Background
Data 		Navigation
Guide		 Further
Exploration
Preview

While James Vandaleur is on the run with his rare multiple-aptitude android what somehow is able to kill humans and destroy property, Vandaleur's personality and that of the android begin to merge.

Button: top of Page

Background Data
Atom BulletNote that in this story androids are subject ot "Prime Directives and Inhibitions" similar to Asimov's Laws of Robotics.

Button: top of Page

Navigation Guide
Atom BulletExplain the design flaw that enables the android to kill.
Atom BulletHow does Bester use point of view to demonstrate the shifting nature of the identity of the narrator?

Button: top of Page

Further Exploration

Button: top of Page

Sci Fi HomeButton: AuthorsDefinitionsHistoryMediaResourcesButton: Works

SciFi Guide
© 2002 Agatha Taormina
Last Revised: January 4, 2005