Coney's Amorphs in Mirror Image as a Representation of both Human and Non-Human Characteristics : 9783656885290 : 28 Jan 2015 : Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institute for English and American Studies), course: Robots, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with the meanings of the terms 'human' and 'non-human' in comparison with the creatures appearing in Michael Coney's novel Mirror Image (1975), the so-called 'amorphs'. This is illustrated by comparing several literary essays and theories. Additionally, the amorphs can be compared to technology due to several similar features, for example the 'Te-factor'. Thus technology in Mirror Image is represented by the amorphs which present 'boon and bane' for the colonists. First, relations and differences between human and non-human beings are analysed using Darwin's evolutionary theories; then, the Christian faith-base