I have realized throughout this chapter that the narrator takes the position of a professor of rational thought for both the reader and the other characters. His argument and ideas, even know May sound complicated are well thought through and make sense. His examples, especially with reference to the past, provided great evidence and understanding.
One topic he mentions is the "topsy-turviness" of understanding. That point where not everything is clear and one just can't seem to understand something to it's maximum capacity. This was the case when, as the narrator suggested, Columbus discovered the new world. That made me imagine, what if now we are told that a huge amount of land, the size of Greenland, let's say, has been discovered in the middle of the pacific ? How would that make us feel? It would take some time, at least for me to comprehend it fully. Therefore I understand how the people do the time might have felt with the news, and the incapacity of comprehending such material. It is a challenge however, to surpass that topsy-turviness and understand an aspect in life. Like the narrator explains, in order to have harmony between man and machine, one must not follow instructions but create his own path to solve a problem. That way he will be thinking throughout the action and will make sure he works with harmony and connection with the machine and society around him.
Towards the end of the chapter he begins talking about Phaedrus to his fellow friends, and I was finally excited to learn some more from him however he concludes the conversation before much is said due to the time. The mystery of Phaedrus and the narrator's pursuit of him is the entity that keeps me on my toes to continue reading the book.
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