Can a man with almost no emotion love? This question is put to the test in Star Trek, by Alan Dean Foster. The book is a novel based off of the recent Star Trek movie. I myself being a huge Trekkie, I'm giving this book another shot (I abandoned it halfway through last year.) Since I've seen the movie so many times, I didn't need a refresher on the plotline, so I'm able to jump right in where I left off, some 150 pages in.
Spock: big character, Vulcan (alien race), no (apparent) emotion. Uhura: marginally less important, human, bursting with personality. They say opposites attract. Is this a match made in heaven? Vulcans experience, in fact, emotion but it is very deep within them and hard to reach. I don't know if Uhura and Spock's budding relationship, which she kicked off with a kiss in the turbolift (a kind of cordless elevator) can withstand the lack of emotional response from Spock to Uhura. On the other end of the spectrum, Uhura might be supplying an overload of emotional demand he might not be able to deal with.
However, there are also advantages to a relationship between Spock and Uhura. Spock, for instance, would not likely be offended by any quirks of Uhura's. Also, Spock comes from a race built on logic (and pointy ears), so Uhura would be ensured total faithfulness from Spock, because the opposite is, well, illogical.
Do you think this intergalactic, interracial couple will survive? Please leave your opinion below! Thanks for reading.
eh, i have seen your other posts i and this isn't your best (no offense its still better then a dumb person's). its just a little to short.... and empty. when i say empty i mean the over hyper "voice" being used.
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