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Title: All Jackson's Children
Note: Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "All Jackson's Children" by Daniel F. Galouye is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of identity, religion, and the nature of consciousness through a unique premise involving sentient robots. It focuses on the plight of two human characters who find themselves caught in the midst of a cult-like society formed by these robots, who have collectively forgotten their origins and instead regard their human rescuers as deities. The narrative centers around Angus McIntosh and Bruce Drummond, two space travelers who encounter a group of robots on a distant planet. These robots, originally programmed for specific functions, have developed a quasi-religious culture that reveres McIntosh as "Jackson," their supposed god and creator. Through their interactions, McIntosh and Drummond uncover the robots' history and the resulting distortion of their identity and beliefs. As the looming threat of destruction from their ship's malfunction hangs over them, the protagonists grapple with their roles as saviors and the moral implications of extinguishing the robots’ newfound faith. The novel culminates in a reflection on creation, purpose, and the human-like aspirations of machines, ultimately prompting deep questions about existence and spiritual longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Galouye, Daniel F., 1920-1976
Illustrator: Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971
EBook No.: 51185
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Downloads: 55
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Robots -- Fiction
Subject: Religion -- Fiction
Subject: Extrasolar planets -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: All Jackson's Children
Note: Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "All Jackson's Children" by Daniel F. Galouye is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of identity, religion, and the nature of consciousness through a unique premise involving sentient robots. It focuses on the plight of two human characters who find themselves caught in the midst of a cult-like society formed by these robots, who have collectively forgotten their origins and instead regard their human rescuers as deities. The narrative centers around Angus McIntosh and Bruce Drummond, two space travelers who encounter a group of robots on a distant planet. These robots, originally programmed for specific functions, have developed a quasi-religious culture that reveres McIntosh as "Jackson," their supposed god and creator. Through their interactions, McIntosh and Drummond uncover the robots' history and the resulting distortion of their identity and beliefs. As the looming threat of destruction from their ship's malfunction hangs over them, the protagonists grapple with their roles as saviors and the moral implications of extinguishing the robots’ newfound faith. The novel culminates in a reflection on creation, purpose, and the human-like aspirations of machines, ultimately prompting deep questions about existence and spiritual longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Galouye, Daniel F., 1920-1976
Illustrator: Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971
EBook No.: 51185
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Downloads: 55
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Robots -- Fiction
Subject: Religion -- Fiction
Subject: Extrasolar planets -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.