Comments on: TRAINED MONKEYS • by Gustavo Bondoni http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/ Short fiction in your inbox, Daily! Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: March’s Table of Contents | Every Day Fiction http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4477 March’s Table of Contents | Every Day Fiction Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:22:16 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4477 [...] Trained Monkeys [...] [...] Trained Monkeys [...]

]]> By: Michael D. Turner http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4277 Michael D. Turner Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:22:11 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4277 Loved the story Gustavo. Its good flash, and I understand the need to "short hand" the robot arguement. Maintenece technicians, that was the missing word I read between the lines, unionised maintenence techs. How you managed to skewer european socialism, Capitalist exploitation of international labor markets, technological displacement of traditional labor patterns and animal rights activism in such a short piece leaves me marvelling at your talent, as usual. Loved the story Gustavo. Its good flash, and I understand the need to “short hand” the robot arguement. Maintenece technicians, that was the missing word I read between the lines, unionised maintenence techs.
How you managed to skewer european socialism, Capitalist exploitation of international labor markets, technological displacement of traditional labor patterns and animal rights activism in such a short piece leaves me marvelling at your talent, as usual.

]]> By: Hasmita http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4258 Hasmita Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:21:57 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4258 Well said Well said

]]> By: Hasmita http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4257 Hasmita Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:20:01 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/trained-monkeys-by-gustavo-bondoni/#comment-4257 Monkeys are animals, and like humans, they cannot work like robots. They have their needs, and their moods, despite being trainable. Chimps are among the most intelligent and cunning creatures in the world. I was thinking that, given the fact that only one human was on the shop floor, they would easily kill him, and ruin all the machinery, and wreak havoc on the other humans who came in. But I liked the argument of being killed in the jungles for their meat to being protected here, at least, a sad truth. A sad jibe at India, as well. This story had potential to take various directions, but the one it has taken here is something of a disappointment for me. Monkeys are animals, and like humans, they cannot work like robots. They have their needs, and their moods, despite being trainable. Chimps are among the most intelligent and cunning creatures in the world. I was thinking that, given the fact that only one human was on the shop floor, they would easily kill him, and ruin all the machinery, and wreak havoc on the other humans who came in.

But I liked the argument of being killed in the jungles for their meat to being protected here, at least, a sad truth.

A sad jibe at India, as well. This story had potential to take various directions, but the one it has taken here is something of a disappointment for me.

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