〈영어로 읽는 고전 SF 소설 _ 폴 앤더슨의 안전장치〉
"Security"는 폴 앤더슨(Poul Anderson)이 쓴 과학 소설로 1953년에 처음 발표되었다. 소설의 주요 테마 중 하나는 인간의 자유와 안전 사이의 균형을 유지하는 것이다. 이 소설은 안전과 자유 간의 균형을 위해 인간이 어떤 조치를 취해야 하는지에 대한 고찰을 제시해 준다. "Security"는 폴 앤더슨의 작품 중에서도 주목할 만한 작품 중 하나로 평가되고 있다.
〈A classic science fiction novel read in English_ Security by Poul Anderson 〉
"Security" is a science fiction novel written by Poul Anderson and first published in 1953. One of the main themes of the novel is maintaining a balance between human freedom and safety. This novel presents a consideration of what steps humans must take to strike a balance between safety and freedom. "Security" is considered one of Paul Anderson's notable works.
Summary
In a world where Security is all-important, nothing can ever be secure. A mountain-climbing vacation may wind up in deep Space. Or loyalty may prove to be high treason. But it has its rewards.
It had been a tough day at the lab, one of those days when nothing seems able to go right. And, of course, it had been precisely the day Hammond, the Efficiency inspector, would choose to stick his nose in. Another mark in his little notebook?and enough marks like that meant a derating, and Control had a habit of sending derated labmen to Venus. That wasn't a criminal punishment, but it amounted to the same thing. Allen Lancaster had no fear of it for himself; the sector chief of a Project was under direct Control jurisdiction rather than Efficiency, and Control was friendly to him.
