Crisis Narrative in Machines Like Me

In Ian McEwan’s new science fiction novel Machines Like Me, the intricate crisis narrative reflects the multi-dimensional crisis of human existence, human-machine relationship and ethical dilemmas. Through crisis narration, the writer shows the tense relationship and potential integration of technology and ethics, stimulating the profound thinking of humanity, morality and emotion, and providing a new perspective for understanding the deep interweaving of technology, ethics and humanity. Through the interpretation of the crisis events in the novel, it is revealed that the crisis is not only the catalyst for plot development, but also the key driver for the deepening and transformation of the characters’ personalities, highlighting the core role of the essential difference between human and machine in the narrative. At the intersection of technology and ethics, it encourages human beings to explore the way of harmonious coexistence between technology and ethics, protect the dignity of life, and reshape values.