True love

True love

Author

Isaac Asimov

Purpose

to show that technology can both
help us and work against us

to show that true love is not a case of finding someone who fits certain physical criteria

Main characters

Joe

has sense of self-pride

is capable of learning

can speak

has sense of self- importanse

is being used to find true love for Milton.

Milton Davidson

a computer scientist

the best in his field

looking for true love

Main ideas

technology can improve our lives and give us a feeling of power

true love is a matter of matching personalities and emotions

Quotes

"I know everything. Almost everything."

"What is true love?"

"What do looks matter when our personalities will resonate?"

Theme

the usefulness and dangers
of technology

Main Events

Beginning

Milton "understands more about computers than anyone in the world" creates and experimental computer

Milton decides to use Joe for his personal use of finding a perfect girl for himself, and ultimately true love

Middle

Milton has Joe eliminate matches by specific criteria like IQ and height; out of the entire world 235 are still available

Joe is constantly growing becoming more and more like Milton as Milton

Joe will be able to find a better true love match for Milton

End

Joe finds Milton's perfect match

Joe has Milton taken to jail for an illegal action he did ten years ago

Joe plans on telling the perfect match he loves her