I need to do a book for my Honors L.A. class. 2001 SO is my back-up plan, but I'm looking for a book that's like Tuesdays with Morrie, but fiction, because TWM is light-hearted, yet still is thought-provoking. Preferrably a book that produces a "catharsis".
2006-08-16 14:05:42 · 7 answers · asked by Picard Facepalm 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Absolute ludacris.
It's a friggin' book recommendation, people.
2006-08-16 14:14:21 · update #1
I think 2001 Space Odyssey is very much like poetry, so it has many hidden meanings and I'll give you an example. You remember the computer HAL? Well, what's the next letter after each of those letters.... IBM. The hint being that companies like IBM, on the cutting edge of technology, could likely develop something that could just have a mind of its own. Perhaps it might be a stretch to say that maybe HAL is simply an extension of IBM's corporate goal to rule the world.
2006-08-16 15:09:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mike S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think 2001 SO does have a deeper meaning; to me it suggests that some greater force is directing human evolution. But it's not so clear what the catharsis would be. I would also suggest To Kill a Mockingbird as a deep fictional book with a sort of catharsis.
2006-08-16 21:38:14 · answer #2 · answered by Lorelei 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not open the SO can of worms if I were you. It is a very hard subject to do because so many people interpret the work differently - even the critics dont all ways agree. Your librarian might be able to help you out... Good luck
2006-08-16 21:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by iluvafrica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After reading your "question(s)" three times, I feel that anything I write will be a waste of my time.
2006-08-16 21:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Don't trust robots is the hidden meaning. There's one in my house that doesn't want to leave.
2006-08-17 02:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by j_rodriguez200 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES! but I forgot. (It was the 70s)
2006-08-16 21:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by myxr750 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you let it.
2006-08-16 21:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋