Its Ursla LeGuin's flagship story, about a man whose dreams alters the fabric of the universe. A psycologist discovers his talent and attempts to use his abilities by hypnotically suggesting ideas for him to dream about.
In one instance, he dreams that there is no more racism, and everyone ends up a sickly shade of green. Unfortunately, he also dreams his girlfriend out of existence, because she is black and he cannot envision her existence as being discrete from her blackness.
Anyway, seemed relevant to the room topic.
In one instance, he dreams that there is no more racism, and everyone ends up a sickly shade of green. Unfortunately, he also dreams his girlfriend out of existence, because she is black and he cannot envision her existence as being discrete from her blackness.
Anyway, seemed relevant to the room topic.
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Re: Ever read "The lathe of heaven"?
Fri, June 16, 2006 - 4:26 AMAs I recall everyone was gray. And their racist impulses got displaced onto the sick and infirm. Everybody carried a euthanasia kit. There was a scene where someone collapsed in public and a posse of upright citizens formed and "put them to sleep" right then and there.
My favorite story by LeGuin.
