Technology In Childhood's End

The fabulous fifties was a time to be alive! This was the decade that utopians and dystopian literature of science fiction had grown in popularity. Childhood’s End is predominantly a comment of the 1950’s society of the author, Arthur C. Clarke, rather than a reaction. Society in this novel changes miraculously from crisis to an absence of world issues. Technology advances throughout the novel making a more efficient lifestyle for the humans. Also, transportation drastically evolves in this novel as Clarke introduces new types of transportation. Childhood’s End is a perfect example of a utopian world by change. Arthur C. Clarke’s novel portrays a difference in society to bring peace to all. Some of the changes to society are the human beliefs,
This novel portrays convenient ways for humans to get around such as illusions of being in multiple places at the same time, recognizing the time difference on Earth versus outer space, and creating air transportation. When the Overlords first arrive on Earth, space ships appear over the major cities enabling humans to believe that there are aliens inside each ship. These aircrafts are later discovered that, “the ships above man’s other cities had never existed. The day before, the great fleet of the Overlords had dissolved into nothingness...the ships over the capitals of Earth had been an illusion” (59). This invention allows humans to be in multiple places at once because the Overlords create illusions which will be useful in the future. Transportation of space ships undergoes many tests that allow the humans to recognize that space time is shorter than Earth’s time. The humans realize, “the Overlord ships reach more than 99 percent of the speed of light, so the trip must last forty years of our time...strange things happen as one approaches the speed of light. Time itself begins to flow at a different rate- to pass more slowly, so that what would be months on Earth would be no more than days on the ships of the Overlords” (116-117). This conveys that Arthur C. Clarke is a good astronomer for including his knowledge from his studies into this
Clarke’s Childhood’s End is majority a comment of the 1950’s society. This novel changes the views of the humans, allows imagination to exist, and abolishes crime to make Earth’s society a better place. Also, the technological advances of creating self-sufficient houses, a screen to watch over the Earth, and an in ear life saver will help the future on this planet by saving the human race. Transportation advances such as being in multiple places at the same time, the time difference in space, and the invention of air transport will help make the world a more develop planet throughout each country. With all these utopian features, Earth will become a utopia as long as society changes, technology enhances and transportation becomes more efficient instead o having wars, killing humans, and living in hardships like the 1950’s. In conclusion, a utopian planet is achievable if everyone changes, will you change for a better life on