BP2 (resubmitted)

The question I chose to respond to was question 17, “How does the dystopian society impact interpersonal relationships and human connections?”

In the short story of “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, the dystopian society impacts interpersonal relationships and human connections because the house is alive but there are no human connections. The house was definitely connected in the sense that every single component of the house was alive and could actively complete its purpose without the assistance of a human being utilizing it. There are interpersonal relationships within the house between all of the items as well. For example, the clock set when specific events, like dinner or bath time, would occur. This is different because in this society, the house is ran by it’s furniture and household items.

In the story of “The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster, the dystopian society impacts interpersonal relationships and human connections because although people are able to communicate with one another, they lack the actual physical, face-to-face connection. In the story, the mother and son are having issues because the son wants more than the Machine can offer to him. The call through the machine is no longer enough for him and he now desires the physical contact with his mother. This dystopian society impacts interpersonal relationships and human connections because people can no longer have the physical contact since the machinery is blocking that from happening.

In the story of “From Beyond” by H.P. Lovecraft, the dystopian society impacts interpersonal relationships and human connections because the scientist Crawford Tillinghast has opened up a new ability that allows one to perceive things differently and be able to overlook time, space, and dimensions without having to physically move elsewhere. This impacts interpersonal relationships and human connections because there is an obsession with the unknown which will ultimately isolate the character. It can also cause issues because the obsession can drive the person mentally mad.