Nice Guy Elijah (A Monologue)
A Fan Fiction for Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
My name is Elijah Baley and I will be open minded and understanding. It will make my character much more fun to read and then I will be more relative to the reader. I am going to meet my robotic partner today! Wow! Robots! I am very fortunate to live in a society where we all have enough food to survive and I don’t work in yeast mines. I have a son and he also enjoys robots. I also have a wife who I won't say negative things about! She's great! We are not judgmental towards robots as they are here to benefit us.
I am heading down a tunnel that turns a lot now. The Spacers built it like that because there used to be riots. Now there aren’t any riots and man that’s great. I am gonna solve this murder case and (hopefully) get a promotion. I won’t have to stand when I ride the conveyor belts anymore!
I hope I don’t have to take any examinations to be able to get out of this tunnel. Let me get my ID, this looks like the guard.
Oh! This is not a guard. This is a robot! This is my new partner and he looks nearly human! His name is Daneel that’s a great name! Technology is getting crazy nowadays. I am fortunate to have such a high functioning partner for this case and will stay open minded and not grimace or be miserable during the first section of this journey.
On a serious note, why is Elijah so cranky in this novel? Did that grate on anyone while reading? Did Asimov mean to write this character this way?
Asimov and I discussing Elijah
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