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What Impact Does Jons Have On The World Analysis

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Jon’s impact on the world is complex. His powers are able to escalate the Cold War as both America and the Soviet Union see him as an asset. His intervention is used in global politics, resulting in disastrous consequences. Jon’s power also raises philosophical questions of determinism, free will, power, and morality. Several points in chapter 4 help readers better understand his impact on the world. The first is Jon’s story, which starts with his father. His father was a watchmaker. One day he comes in and tells Jon an atomic bomb is going to land in the U.S. He then throws out his watch, making gears out to the streets. This incident is significant as the watches symbolize the order of the universe and the watchmaker represents God. By his …show more content…

This is significant because, like it was “fate” or “the order of the universe,” he accidentally locks himself in a test chamber and the machine operates, leading to his demise. He evaporates and reappears as a blue superhuman. Jon can now teleport himself and others through limitless distances and see the past, present, and future simultaneously. It’s when he becomes a form of itself. Slowly, as he adjusts to his new body, he detaches from his humanity. One shred of it is left, as shown when he shows his desire with Laurie while with Janey, and decides to cheat on …show more content…

2 months after his arrival, the Vietcong surrendered. As a result, Nixon is able to amend the Constitution and run for a third term. This shows the mere existence of superheroes like Jon can be disruptive to the universe. Nixon’s run for the third term also shows the sparking contrast between other superhero comics. Unlike other stories, the existence of superheroes does not change the overall structure of the world. It remains the same as it is in reality. Jon’s story also relates to existentialism as later on, Jon questions this decision and also his existence overall. He has godlike powers and as he grows more detached from his humanity, he starts feeling tired of earth. Jon decides to leave for Mars, taking a picture of him and Janey. Jon forms a clockwork palace out of sand. He gets an existential crisis and wonders if it was fate that made him the way he is, then concludes the universe is nothing but a “clock without a craftsman.” Once again, the clock symbolizes the ordered universe, and the universe is made by a god-like Jon’s clockwork palace. However, his realization is the opposite. Jon concludes that there is no higher force giving shape or meaning to the universe, but rather it’s a product of

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