“It is difficult not to wonder whether that combination of elements which produces a machine for labor does not create also a soul of sorts, a dull resentful metallic will, which can rebel at times.”
The idea behind the quotation
Buck wonders whether a machine built to perform labor might develop a soul-like will that feels dull and bitter, and sometimes resists human control.
Vocabulary in context
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