Tuesday, October 30, 2012

What is the main idea of "By the Waters of Babylon?"

In my opinion, the main idea of this story is that science
and technology are a two-edged sword.  They can help us, but they can also do great harm
to us.


We can see that John's people would in some ways be
better off if they had science and technology.  They would have metal and canned food
and stoves that use electricity and indoor plumbing.  All of these are things he sees in
the "Place of the Gods."  His people can not make these
things.


But what will happen if John sets them on the way
to technological progress (it looks at the end like he's going to try to do this)?  Will
they be better off, or will they end up destroying themselves like the people who
destroyed what used to be New York City?

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