The Chromium fence by Philip K. Dick displays a case
of irony by using a robot as an analyst for the main character. Walsh goes to the analyst for reasoning and
the robot fits our perception of logical analysis. However, I feel that an analyst should be in
touch with the emotions behind the patient’s issues. As we learned in class, robots are designed
to be unfeeling, which contradicts our understanding of therapists and the
empathy they are trained to provide. The
robot analyst of the story actually portrayed the opposite of an emotional connection. The analyst, designed by the government to
keep the public in check, suggested that in Walsh’s case, there are only two
answers, either Purist or Naturalist. It
did not consider the middle ground that Walsh spoke of, thus the analyst is
ironically offering advice in a demanding form.
Post arguments, interpretative questions, and engaging responses on the week's reading.
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