Essay Comparing The Machine That Won The War And The Interlopers
While both “The Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” are both splendid short stories, the style in which they are written may lead you to read one over the other.
“The Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” are set in different time periods. “The Machine that Won the War” is set in a futuristic setting. It talks about advanced computers, and wars that were fought on distant planets. On a different note,
“The Interlopers” is set in time that has passed. An example is shown here. ‘Presently, as the wind dropped a moment, Ulrich broke the silence. “Let’s shout for help,” he said:
“In this lull our voices may carry a little way.”’ (“The Interlopers, lines 176-179.)
In this passage the two main …show more content…
characters are trapped under a tree, and as cell phones have not been invented in the time the story has been written in, they are unable to call their friends for help.
The character emotions very greatly in “The Machine that Won the War” and
“The Interlopers.” In “The Machine that Won the War” the characters are celebrating the winning of a war they have been fighting in. Everyone is happy about the end of the war, and the mood of the story is a light one. ‘The celebration had a long way to go and even in the silent depths of Multivac’s underground chambers, it hung in the air.’ (The
Machine that Won the War, Isaac Asimov, page 1.) On a different note, the characters in
“The Interlopers” are angry with each other, and, for most of the story, are wanting to kill each other.
There is, however, one thing that both “The Machine that Won the War” and “The
Interlopers” have in common, this being an ironic ending. “The Machine that Won the
War” contains a dialogue of different men arguing who’s information the commander put into the super computer that helped them win the war. They are all stunned to learn that the commanders ultimate decision was made by the flip of a coin, rather than by using the best information. A similar ironic ending is found at the end of “The Interlopers.” Two men who have been enemies all their life find themselves trapped under a tree in the middle of a howling storm. They have just decided to end their rivalry and become friends for the rest of their days. They finally think that they have gotten the attention of their friends and that they are going to be rescued what the exact opposite happens.
‘ “Who are they?” asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other
would gladly not have seen. “Wolves.” ‘ (The Interlopers, lines 207-209.) So, if you are looking to read a tremendous short story to read, both “The
Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” would be a wonderful choice.
However, keep the differences between the two in mind before you pick which one to
read.
“The Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” are set in different time periods. “The Machine that Won the War” is set in a futuristic setting. It talks about advanced computers, and wars that were fought on distant planets. On a different note,
“The Interlopers” is set in time that has passed. An example is shown here. ‘Presently, as the wind dropped a moment, Ulrich broke the silence. “Let’s shout for help,” he said:
“In this lull our voices may carry a little way.”’ (“The Interlopers, lines 176-179.)
In this passage the two main …show more content…
characters are trapped under a tree, and as cell phones have not been invented in the time the story has been written in, they are unable to call their friends for help.
The character emotions very greatly in “The Machine that Won the War” and
“The Interlopers.” In “The Machine that Won the War” the characters are celebrating the winning of a war they have been fighting in. Everyone is happy about the end of the war, and the mood of the story is a light one. ‘The celebration had a long way to go and even in the silent depths of Multivac’s underground chambers, it hung in the air.’ (The
Machine that Won the War, Isaac Asimov, page 1.) On a different note, the characters in
“The Interlopers” are angry with each other, and, for most of the story, are wanting to kill each other.
There is, however, one thing that both “The Machine that Won the War” and “The
Interlopers” have in common, this being an ironic ending. “The Machine that Won the
War” contains a dialogue of different men arguing who’s information the commander put into the super computer that helped them win the war. They are all stunned to learn that the commanders ultimate decision was made by the flip of a coin, rather than by using the best information. A similar ironic ending is found at the end of “The Interlopers.” Two men who have been enemies all their life find themselves trapped under a tree in the middle of a howling storm. They have just decided to end their rivalry and become friends for the rest of their days. They finally think that they have gotten the attention of their friends and that they are going to be rescued what the exact opposite happens.
‘ “Who are they?” asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other
would gladly not have seen. “Wolves.” ‘ (The Interlopers, lines 207-209.) So, if you are looking to read a tremendous short story to read, both “The
Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” would be a wonderful choice.
However, keep the differences between the two in mind before you pick which one to
read.