Blog 14

Cyborg Life

In movie “Sleep Dealer” shows us how people force to work for helping and realizing their dream. All main characters are Memo, Liz, and Rudy work in different fields, but each of them has some goals. Memo wants to work in high-tech company to help his family which remained without provider, Liz works as writer and dreams to become well-being writer; Rudy wants to be good pilot, so he accomplished all orders that his command officer gives to him.

All of them are cyborg workers. I think this type of job should not be illegal because this job really dangerous. I can compare this job with soldiers or officers who participate on wars or military fighting. These workers have to have better benefits like officers in the US. In the movie “Sleep Dealer” main character Memo was looking job to earn money and then to help his family. I consider that this action is normal. Each person wants to get any job when his or her family assays some financial difficulties. I know even some school students in the US have frequently left the school because they force to get job to help, or support their family if they face some difficulty situations. Also, I can understand Rudy who just executed the order that was given by commander, and what he felt when he found out the man which was killed by him had not been a terrorist. He was so upset and couldn’t be calm down because he conscientious, honest and high-hearted man. Only such men like Rudy can admit fault and try to change something what he did. The perverse was that cyborg workers don’t have any benefits. If they died on the hard job such as we were shown in the movie, they were trough away. Their family has double suffering because they lost a member and a sponsor of family.

Another cyborg being is Liz who sold her memories in cyberspace. I think it is ethical because it was her job like journalists have sold articles, photos. However, an unethical was that that she becomes close friend and she even felt in love at Memo and nothing says him. Actually, what she did, it made happy Memo and his neighbors. Russian people usually say “Whatever you do, it will be for the best” at same situation. In fact, if Liz didn’t sell the memories to Rudy, Memo would never meet him and maybe Memo would never realize his father’s dream.
In conclusion, cyborg life that shows us from movie is not really easy. It more seems on exploitation person by person. So, it is never should be illegal.