This will be the final R.O.A.R. post of the term... for the book that is. At last, all two-hundred and twenty-four pages have been accounted for. Now, as the book concludes, we begin to get a little peek of the future...
Summary pgs.169-224
"The Evitable Conflict"
Earth is controlled by a group of powerful and sentient contraptions, called the "Machines". These computer-like beings stabilize the entire world's economy and working order, and they do so very well, until they started showing signs of glitches in their systems. Dr. Susan Calvin (the same character from the previous story) addresses the issue, and reports that the Machines purposely concocted up these "glitches" to select various individuals that may pose major threats to the well-being of humanity. The Machines then plot to take control of the human race, the entire world's population, to bring order to all humanity. The story closes at that point, leaving a mystery about what is to come...
...which is later solved in the sequel!
Quotation Explanation
"Between the two was Great Britain, a tongue of the Region licking at Europe" (Asimov 216).
My Reaction
Overall, I must say that I have enjoyed this book. Isaac Asimov's style of writing is definitely meant to keep the reader interested in the content. Although the concept of robots developing human emotions and traits is highly considered as cliche today, this classic novel must have been the first to start this theme.
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