Dan Krokos 'False Memory' Be Viewed As A Weapon?

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In the novel False Memory by Dan Krokos his underlying message throughout the novel is, that technology is useful but should not be perceived as a weapon. Four robots, Miranda, Noah, Peter & Olive, have been created as a weapon but did not know that until faced with the scenario itself. Noah over hears their owner, Dr. Tycast, talking to a women about selling these weapons and using them for a 'dry run', to test their capabilities. These robots or weapons can cause massive amounts of deaths all at one time, "Your power is dangerous. Rage comes to the forefront. This is more than a loaded gun"(86). These Roses, or robots, are very powerful and none of them knew that their purpose is to be a weapon, but a weapon for good. If the Roses were to

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