Mockingbird
| Title | Mockingbird |
| Year for Search | 1980 |
| Authors | Tevis, Walter [Stone](1928-84) |
| Date Published | 1980 |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Co. |
| Place Published | Garden City, NY |
| Keywords | US author |
| Annotation | Machine dystopia. Humans can no longer read or write and no longer have children (all women had been sterilized). People take drugs, smoke marijuana and watch test patterns on television. Many commit suicide. Everything is breaking down, including the robots that run everything. People are supposed to follow three slogans, "When in doubt, forget it" (20), "Don't ask--relax" (21), and "Alone is best" (23). |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1928-84) taught creative writing at Ohio University. |
| Full Text | 1980 Tevis, Walter [Stone] (1928-84). Mockingbird. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. PSt Machine dystopia. Humans can no longer read or write and no longer have children (all women had been sterilized). People take drugs, smoke marijuana and watch test patterns on television. Many commit suicide. Everything is breaking down, including the robots that run everything. People are supposed to follow three slogans, “When in doubt, forget it” (20), “Don’t ask--relax” (21), and “Alone is best” (23). The author taught creative writing at Ohio University. |
