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[[Image:Narrenschiff_(1549).jpg|thumb|The ship of fools, depicted in a 1549 German woodcut]] |
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'''Ship of Fools''' is a [[short story]] written by [[Ted Kaczynski]] in which various people, representing oppressed groups in [[American society]], squabble aboard a [[ship]] headed for destruction in the [[North Pole]]. The cabin boy warns of their impending peril |
'''Ship of Fools''' is a [[short story]] written by [[Ted Kaczynski]] in which various people, representing oppressed groups in [[American society]], squabble aboard a [[ship]] headed for destruction in the [[North Pole]]. The cabin boy, likely a metaphor for the author himself, warns of their impending peril. However, he is dismissed as a [[fascist]] and counter-revolutionary, and thus all of the characters drown when the ship is crushed. The story can be seen as an allegory of Kaczynski's vision of how society is progressing as outlined in his [[Theodore_Kaczynski#Manifesto|manifesto]]. |
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Ship of Fools is a short story written by Ted Kaczynski in which various people, representing oppressed groups in American society, squabble aboard a ship headed for destruction in the North Pole. The cabin boy, likely a metaphor for the author himself, warns of their impending peril. However, he is dismissed as a fascist and counter-revolutionary, and thus all of the characters drown when the ship is crushed. The story can be seen as an allegory of Kaczynski's vision of how society is progressing as outlined in his manifesto.