Fondly FahrenheitEric Melendez Alicea

Paloma C. Opio

Title

• LiteralIt refers to the cold temperature mentioned at

the end of the story.• FigurativeThe shifting temperatures in the story illustrate that no matter how hard, the madness wont stop.

Themes

• ProjectionThe mental relationship between Vandaleur and

Android.• SynesthesiaAbility to perceive colors, temperatures,

sounds… as feelings or tastes. *HEAT

*COLD

Themes Part II

• IdentityThe narrative blurs the line between man and

robot.• Man’s Corruptive Over-Dependence on

TechnologyThe story shows us a time where machines have

taken over most of man’s work.

Commentary

• The machines are taking over.The implications are countless, most

importantly, humans are being denied the right to work.

• Humans are corrupting machines.The relationship between Vandaleur and

Android illustrates an unhealthy connection.

Commentary II

• The author satirizes Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, turning them on their heads.

• Slave and Master RelationshipVandaleur is the owner, so is deemed responsible for the Androids actions, but the Android knows he’s too valuable to be disposed of. A futuristic slavery story.

Plot

• UniplotThe story begins with a murder in the rice paddies of

Paragon III. From there, the story moves according to the protagonist’s steps.

• ClimaxThe authorities catch up to Vandaleur in the northern

marshes.• ResolutionVandaleur escapes, but the cycle of murder will

continue.

Conflict

• Character vs. InstitutionVandaleur is running from society because of what his

android has done.• Character vs. HimselfVandaleur is clearly crazy, making his Android act

accordingly. • Character vs. Other CharactersVandaleur/Android vs. the ton of people that get

murdered.

Conflict Part II

• InternalVandaleur and the android share the same

consciousness. Projection. His self esteem may have a small role.

• ExternalVandaleur vs. the conflicting desires of the varied

characters. Also, LOTS OF FREAKING MURDER.

Setting

• The settings shift as Vandaleur/Android run from society.

• Paragon III• Megaster 5• Lyra Alpha• Terra (aka Earth):Leicester Square in Britain• Northern Marshes• Pollux

Character

• Protagonist vs. AntagonistVandaleur vs. Dallas Brady, Jed and Wanda,

Blendheim, Nann Webb, The Police…• Protagonist vs. PersonaVandaleur and his craziness.

Character Part II

• VandaleurStatic: He is very, very crazy and that never changes.

Even after figuring out the temperature problem, he just snaps even more.

• AndroidHe’s a robot so he can’t change much…• Murdered PeopleStock/Foil: In essence they are there to give

information and get killed.

Characterization

• VandaleurThe most revealing aspect is his state of mind by the shifting narrative. It is clear that he thinks of himself as one and another.• Murdered PeopleDifferent types of people in it by chance for different reasons.

Narration/Point of View

• Reliable(ish)• First Person• Third Person limited O.

“He doesn’t know which of us we are these days, but they know one truth. You must own nothing but yourself. You must make your own life, live your own life and die your own death…or else you will die another’s”

Symbols

• Kybalion:- Principle of Cause & Effect- Principle of Rhythm

• Heat• Fire

Critical Approach

• Archetypal symbolic• Freudian

Technique

• Jargon = Beats Generation (“hipster”)• Juxtaposition =

“dancing a lunatic rumba…the legs twisted. The arms waved. The fingers writhed.”

“Oh its no feat to beat the heatAll reet! All reet!So jeet your seatBe fleet be fleetCool and discreetHoney…”

Cont. Technique

• Imagery = Fantastic– Fire

“The necklace turned into a cluster of stars.” “The android spun and then continued…Then the fire swept on, leaving behind it a sobbing mass of synthetic flesh oozing scarlet blood that would never coagulate.

Alfred Bester

Alfred Bester

• (1913-1987) US writer and editor• Comics: Superman, The Green Lantern and Batman. • The Demolished Man, which won the first Hugo for Best

Novel, in 1953. • In 1988 he received the SFWA Grand Master Award; he

was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2001.

“If you live with a crazy man or a crazy machine long enough, I become crazy too. Reet!”

Compare/Contrast

I, Robot (2004)• The movie shows us a future where

humans are dependent on robots based on the 3 Laws of Robotics.

• Everything changes when one robot named “Sonny” is implicated in a murder investigation and it is up to the magnificent robotophobic Will Smith to ferret out the mystery.