The Left Hand of Darkness is a very intriguing book, and sometimes hard to follow. What strikes me as odd are the alternating of chapters that sometimes are told from the point of view of the main character, and are sometimes presented as historical "texts" from the planet in which they are on. I drew a few parallels between this book and the book Ender's Game, in the way that there is the instant communication device, which I think is an interesting concept. The book as a whole seems an extension of multiple ideas about space presented in the late 1900's, such as the time difference if Ai were to travel off-world. The concept of a race that is androgynous reminds me of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, when there was also an androgynous race. I am interested to see where Ai's journey takes him. I wonder if the author saying that the entire society prefers not to write anything is some sort of prediction about where our own society is headed. In chapter three, this circumstance is referenced in the quote, "Karhiders do not read much as a rule, and prefer their news and literature heard not seen" (Chapter 3, page 29). It will be interesting to see if he makes any further commentary on that situation.
Patsy- At the moment I don't have any strong theories about how Gently Ai will get the planet to join, but I do think the King will probably not come around, and the King will either get killed, or removed, or something.
Do the concepts in this book remind you of other Sci-Fi books you have read?
Monday, October 17, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Extravert(50%) iNtuitive(38%) Feeling(47%) Judging(6%)
The explanation for the personality type, ENFJ, seems to fit me very well. Most of what is said I agree with, particularly the quote for 16personalities.com, "The interest ENFJs have in others is genuine, almost to a fault – when they believe in someone, they can become too involved in the other person's problems, place too much trust in them." I did not, however, agree with the quote, "but if they get too caught up in another person's plight, they can develop a sort of emotional hypochondria, seeing other people's problems in themselves, trying to fix something in themselves that isn't wrong." This description doesn't ring quite true for me, in the way that I do not tend to adopt other peoples emotional issues, for the mere reason that I am exposed to them. Most of the time, I remain the way I have been prior to the connection with someone struggling with emotional problems.
There were a lot of positive affirmations, but my favorite one came from the "Strengths" section, and stated, "More than seeking authority themselves, ENFJs often end up in leadership roles at the request of others, cheered on by the many admirers of their strong personality and positive vision."
The explanation for the personality type, ENFJ, seems to fit me very well. Most of what is said I agree with, particularly the quote for 16personalities.com, "The interest ENFJs have in others is genuine, almost to a fault – when they believe in someone, they can become too involved in the other person's problems, place too much trust in them." I did not, however, agree with the quote, "but if they get too caught up in another person's plight, they can develop a sort of emotional hypochondria, seeing other people's problems in themselves, trying to fix something in themselves that isn't wrong." This description doesn't ring quite true for me, in the way that I do not tend to adopt other peoples emotional issues, for the mere reason that I am exposed to them. Most of the time, I remain the way I have been prior to the connection with someone struggling with emotional problems.
There were a lot of positive affirmations, but my favorite one came from the "Strengths" section, and stated, "More than seeking authority themselves, ENFJs often end up in leadership roles at the request of others, cheered on by the many admirers of their strong personality and positive vision."
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