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Do you think the author means for us to sympathize with Charlie, or is this more of a satire where our flaws are made evident by the actions of the characters?
Victoria Brogdon I'm not sure what Ian McEwan intended but I never once felt sympathy for Charlie. He's a rather poor excuse of a human. Perhaps that was the intent: t…moreI'm not sure what Ian McEwan intended but I never once felt sympathy for Charlie. He's a rather poor excuse of a human. Perhaps that was the intent: to make Adam a better "trans"human in comparison. And that is the whole point of transhumanism.(less)
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Machines Like Me
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