Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century Literary Elements

Science fiction fantasy

Set in the 21st century and takes place in different worlds.

Third-person narrative

The tone is awestruck, and the mood is optimistic.

The protagonist is Martha, and the antagonist is the Meta operator.

In the first story, “Pre-Simulation Consultation XF007867,” the major conflict is between the protagonist and the Meta operator, who restricts her from blending with her dead mother in a simulation.

The climax in “Twenty Hours” comes when couples finally can kill their companions and pay for an instant print of a new partner.

The uncanny bus encountered by Martha foreshadows her problematic future relationships.

The significance of a partner’s life is downplayed in the story “Twenty Hours” when a man says her wife is useless because he can print another one.

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The scenic description of how the influential climber dies depicts a sense of sight. The description shows that his close friends mercilessly killed the climber.

The main paradox is that men who kill their wives expecting a new version of women face a harsh reality when the new prints come up with the worst behavior.

There is a parallelism between the Martha's toxic relationship his he decision to ignore her life challenges.

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The sinister doll is personified when the author says he is mindless.