Character Analysis: John Dies At The End

Let’s create a thought experiment: Meet Dr. Gary Betley, a world renowned researcher of human cloning and among the first astronauts to touch the surface of Mars. He pilots a spacecraft entering the Red Planet’s atmosphere when tragedy strikes. A miniscule conglomerate of orbiting planetary debris collides with the ship at high velocity, penetrating its stasis chamber, brutally killing all crew members in suspended animation, and disabling the majority of the ship’s thrusters. Gary, however, is relatively unharmed, albeit a bit jostled and slightly concerned for his safety. He crash-lands on a barren plateau and begins to carefully weigh his options. Onboard, there is a is a Teleclone Mark IV teleporter that can swiftly and painlessly dismantle
What would Mrs. Betley think about Gary00’s physical death? Would she be overcome with grief over a physical loss of her husband or overjoyed that Gary+ survived the mission? Maybe both? This social topic was explored in David Wong’s novel John Dies at the End when a creature of indescribable origin brutally murders the protagonist and assumes a simulation of his body and mind, essentially indistinguishable from the original. Although initially shocked and apprehensive with the revelation of the protagonist’s “replacement,” his peers and lover accepted and bonded with the replacement rather than reject it. That being said, this approach to transportation cloning technology will only be possible if society is willing to accept the identity of a person rather than purely a physical manifestation. Gary was slightly disappointed that the ship was past all repair and decided to make the best of his situation. Gary stepped into the Teleclone, pressed the start button, and committed physical suicide, ensuring that Gary+ would live to see another
The answers to the inquiries is yes and no. Although grim, it is merely simpler to allow the destruction of a non-conserved copy than allow social repercussions to occur. If there were two versions of Gary in the universe, would Mrs. Betley associate with the original, the convenient alternative, or both? This question is understandably not very easy to answer and this issue will most likely be resolved according to the preferences of the individuals affected rather than a general method. Due to this, there may be social shock, but like all things, it will eventually pass. As for maintaining an identity, the simple yet complex solution is to constantly synchronize the hosts of the identity. Imagine a student cloning himself by the bodily preservationist method in order to drastically increase the rate of information acquisition, one version learning about quark dynamics whilst the other gaining experience with domesticating Peruvian llamas. This gained information would synch and would belong to both of the hosts. Okay, now that the basics are covered, one can create expansions upon this idea. Imagine if you had 10, 20, 50, or even 108 Garys fully synchronized with an identity and working toward a common goal. The results would be both extraordinary yet very frightening, depending on what Gary does and how cooperative