Reread lines 109-144. Compare and contrast the two inventions in "The Flying Machine." Why does the Emperor only see beauty in his own creation? Cite textual evidence in your response.
Answers
The Emperor saw beauty in his own creation because he perceived them to be harmless.
Explanation:
The Flying Machine is a short story written by Ray Bradbury. The story narrates the invention of two people; one of Emperors and an inventor.
The invention of the man was the flying machine whereas the Emperor invented a natural world of the wind-up box containing murmuring trees, singing birds, and miniature humans.
The invention of the man can be viewed as a way to freedom from Emperorship.
"I have flown on the morning wind. I have looked down on all the sleeping houses and gardens. I have smelled the sea and even seen it, beyond the hills, from my high place. And I have soared like a bird;"
The Emperor's invention of the wind-up machine shows that he wants to control everything, which means bondage.
"The machine was a garden of metal and jewels. Set in motion, the birds sang in tiny metal trees, wolves walked through miniature forests, and tiny people ran in and out of sun and shadow, fanning themselves with miniature fans, listening to tiny emerald birds, and standing by impossibly small but tinkling fountains."
The Emperor saw beauty in his own creation because he thought they are harmless as they work according to the pleasure of the king.
"I have made birds sing, I have made forests murmur, I have set people to walking in this woodland, enjoying the leaves and shadows and songs. That is what I have done."
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