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3) What are the two ways the robot is named?
4) What do we suppose of the profession of the two women? 5) Find a sentence referring to Susan Calvin. What indication on the reports
between the characters does she give? 6) Explain why and how this incipit in media res manages to arouse the reader's interest.
The incipit in media res
Incipit means "it begins" in Latin and indicates the beginning of a work. It can be in media res when it starts in the middle of the action.
Biography
Isaac ASIMOV (1920-1992)
Born in Russia and naturalized American in 1928, he began to write his first short stories in English at the age of eleven. He studied science and became a biochemist. He brings together his passion for science and for writing in science fiction short stories that focus mainly on robots. He wrote nearly five hundred texts, in particular short stories and detective and science fiction novels.
II- Interpret two scientific views on the march of progress:
1) What special faculty does Elvex have? Why is this surprising?
2) What was Linda's intention in giving this ability to Elvex? 3) Note the two expressions by which Susan designates Linda's attitude when 4) How are the robots represented in Elvex's dreams?
of the creation of Elvex. Why can we say that Linda is a Promethean figure?
Promethean figures
Prometheus, titan of Greek mythology, gave his name to literary figures endowed with excessive temptations. Promethean figures are characterized by a desire to exceed the limits of humanity (excess), and to compete with the gods
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