Project Gutenberg 2010-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 47 Dryfoos, Dave 1915 2003 Dryfoos, David M. Palais, Rudolph Palais, Rudi Uniform of a Man Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Uniform of a Man" by Dave Dryfoos is a science fiction novella that was originally published in the early 1950s. The story revolves around Chet Barfield, an Earth astronaut who finds himself stranded and enslaved on an alien planet called Hedlot, where he endures years of captivity at the hands of the Agvars, a savage, dog-like race. The narrative explores themes of survival, revenge, and the complexities of moral judgment in the face of cultural differences. The plot follows Chet’s journey from captivity to rescue, where he is eventually retrieved by fellow astronauts after signaling for help. As he grapples with his harrowing experiences, Chet is confronted with conflicting views on how to deal with the Agvars, particularly by Dr. Pine, who advocates for understanding and study rather than vengeance. The tension escalates as Chet is torn between his desire for revenge against his captors and the diplomatic approach suggested by his rescuers. Ultimately, the novella delves into the struggles of reconciling one’s past traumas with the expectations of a civilized society, as Chet finds himself needing to adapt to his new reality while grappling with the moral implications of his experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32737/32737-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 58597 58602 2024-10-14T04:33:05.453532 2023-09-14T09:21:54.136601 text/html text/html 55354 2021-01-06T17:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 122082 2021-01-06T17:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133001 2024-10-14T04:33:07.604534 application/epub+zip 131882 2024-10-14T04:33:05.981551 application/epub+zip 76296 2024-10-14T04:33:05.712502 application/epub+zip 169562 2024-10-14T04:33:08.996518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162238 2024-10-14T04:33:07.328520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106883 2022-09-15T06:07:59.589105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50428 50332 2024-10-14T04:33:05.278502 2023-09-14T09:21:54.000593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50299 2021-01-06T17:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20000 2021-01-06T17:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20739 2024-10-14T04:33:09.128481 application/rdf+xml 28206 2024-10-14T04:33:05.773537 image/jpeg 4809 2024-10-14T04:33:05.742527 image/jpeg 122428 2024-10-14T04:33:05.464528 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog