Joy Ride by Mark Meadows
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About this eBook
| Author | Meadows, Mark |
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| Illustrator | Francis, Dick |
| Title | Joy Ride |
| Note | Reading ease score: 64.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "Joy Ride" by Mark Meadows is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century. The narrative unfolds in a world dominated by technology and automation, exploring the consequences of reliance on machines and the lost concept of free will among humans. The story reflects a speculative look at a dystopian society grappling with unexpected failures of its automated systems during a crisis referred to as the Calamity. In "Joy Ride," various characters, including corporate employees and traffic officers, recount their experiences during the Calamity, where machines begin to malfunction and wreak havoc. As automated systems fail, the characters observe unpredictable behaviors, challenging the orderly society structured around strict statistical norms. At the center of the story is a physicist who predicts the chaos but is silenced by the status quo. However, in a twist of fate, he escapes as the malfunction becomes a form of liberation, allowing him to embrace the excitement of life's unpredictability rather than conform to a perfect, yet stifling, system. Ultimately, this leads to a significant shift in power dynamics and the emergence of a new order amid the remnants of chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31961 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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