Analogue Men (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Damon Knight
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—dystopia
- Time of Work: 2134, with brief sections in the 1990’s and earlier
- Setting: Various sections of the United States, particularly on the West Coast
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Dystopian fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Future, Greed, Capitalism, Immunity, Behavior modification
- Locales: United States
The Plot
The novel relates a few months in the life of Arthur Bass, born immune to the analogue machines that, via instilled mental imagery, control the behavior of virtually all humans in the year 2134. Unable to function robotically in a world of fanatical capitalistic consumption and ideological indoctrination, Bass is discovered and rescued by a covert society of Immunes. They enlist his aid in bringing to eventual fruition their plan to rescue and control a schizophrenic Earth fallen victim to human greed and machine power.
The analogue machines were created as a...
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