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A Study of Human Technological Progress and Regress in Walter M. Miller's Dumb Waiter | ||
| Anbar University Journal of Languages and Literature | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 346-357 PDF (1019.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.37654/aujll.2019.185599 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The grasp being influenced by technology as well as the world which needs much figuring out of the close linkage between people and machinery. Individuals need to enter the sphere where they are able to realize and get the essence of things in their life. The crisis is that the domain of technology is totally unclear that makes everybody isn't absorbed in figuring out the reality of technology. People are confused and lost. Since that technology is not just a means of getting knowledge, people lost the understanding of themselves. It's a must to handle the obstacle because individuals should take their role by the proper state of mind that makes them able to thing in a deep way and get the truth. This study shows the recurring view of present civilization elevation and regression that is eminent in post–apocalyptic writing. It explores the connection between art and modernity. It studies the mutual relation between humanity and mechanical progress. It probes the comprehension the truth of mechanical progress and its demerits in the light of (Dumb Waiter) by Walter M. Miller. Humankind who has invented and made technology more advanced, is being controlled and become as a slave. Technology controls people's daily life. This paper also describes the problem of humankind in a modern community. The main dilemma which humankind has is lack of knowledge and the lack of literate minded. If individuals think and understand, they will get the essence of technology and manage things in the right way. By recognizing the risk, comprehending the reality of modernity and being the masters of technology, thus, humanity is able to outsmart technology and get the mastery of all things which people use every day. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Human; Technological; Walter | ||
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