La aparición del robot como personaje literario

• Jorge Arias-Camisón Guirles ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
• Localización: El reto de la lectura en el siglo XXI: Actas del VI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura / coord. por María del Carmen Hoyos Ragel, Rosario Gómez Gómez, María Mercedes Molina Moreno, Brigitte Urbano Marchi, Javier Villoria Prieto, 2002, ISBN 84-8491-166-7, págs. 1295-1299
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Literature evolves at the same time as the society who creates and uses it. One of the roles of Literature -apart from evasion, pleasure in reading and so on- is to create expectations in society and, as a result, their own enrichment. One of the most significant changes during the XXth century has been the settlement of the science fiction genre, specially the one based on robot novels, tales or films. Science fiction reflects the most positive values of scientific advance but also the fears caused by science itself. These fears substitute the fears peculiar to the pre-scientific thought. The creation of a living creature, of another human being, has been pursued from the very beginnings of mankind. This is reflected in the most remote myths. This possibility has persisted through the ages in very different manifestations related to the magic world, but men have never been so near reaching it as in the last two centuries. For this reason, in my view it is essential to consider Frankenstein as the outset of science fiction. Science fiction has been praised and censured when its adequacy to children has been questioned. I do defend it. I even consider that the robot as a character is important as a fiction character for young readers. Furthermore, science fiction can provide very useful teaching materials. Not only it makes the child get interested in science and think about possible futures, but it is perfectly usable for the study of Literature and Language. And above all, when the hero is a robot, the works may be filled with great humanity.