Prediction of cyberpunk in the Utopian vision of Isaacasimov

Authors

  • H. Nazeela Begam PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020
  • S.Shobana PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020

Keywords:

Cyberpunk, Technology, Supremacy, Future and Mechanical teacher

Abstract

This paper concentrates on cyberpunk and its intense impacts on society. It also considers the suppressing supremacy and overpowering of technology in the future generations which can be seen obviously in the works of Isaac Asimov. Undoubtedly, Asimov was an eminent figure in the field of robotics and the science fiction genre who was considered to be one of the ‘Big Three’ science fiction writers. He was not only a writer but also a professor of biochemistry at Boston University. His predictions regarding the future in his book \textit{Earth is Room Enough }(1957) will indeed come true as we are facing situations where there is a rapid increase in dependency on technology and artificial intelligence. The short story \textit{The Fun They Had }(1951) was periodically set in the year 2157 wherein he presented the lives of two young children Margie and Tommy, and their strained relationship with the mechanical teacher.

References

Asimov, Isaac. Earth Is Room Enough. Doubleday, 1957.

“Isaac Asimov.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Asimov. Accessed January 2024.

“The Fun They Had.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Fun They Had. Accessed January 2024.

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Published

2024-05-27

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Jamal Academic Research Journal-An Interdisciplinary (JARJ)

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