2/13/2023 0 Comments Heptapod story of your life![]() ![]() ![]() This holistic view of the universe as an immutable ‘block-universe’, in which events unfold as they must, changes the The alien race exemplifies this other,Įqually valid, possible way of thinking and viewing the universe, and the protagonist learns their way of thinking by studying their language, which requires seeing ![]() Instead, what appears to be precognition in Chiang’s story is actually far more interesting, and a novel twist on psychology and physics:Ĭlassical physics allows usefully interpreting the laws of physics in both a ‘forward’ way in which events happen step by step, but also a teleological way in whichĮvents are simply the unique optimal solution to a set of constraints including the outcome and allows reasoning ‘backwards’. Time or enjoy precognitive powers, interpreting the story this way leads to many serious plot holes, it renders most of the exposition-heavy dialogue (which is a largeįraction of the wordcount) completely irrelevant, and genuine precognition undercuts the themes of tragedy & acceptance. At no point does the protagonist travel in However, movie viewers often misread the short story: “Story” is not a time-travel movie. One of Ted Chiang’s most noted philosophical SF short stories, “Story of Your Life”, was made into a successful time-travel movie, Arrival, sparking ![]()
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