The Star's My Destination reminded me a lot of The Count of Monte Cristo. Although I’ve never read the book, I’ve seen the modern movie countless times and it really struck a similarity there. Compared to Bester’s story, Dumas’ story appears quite tame. Instead of wanting revenge on his best friend, it turns out Gully wants revenge on an entire ship, which he soon finds is the only woman he truly loved. His refusal to destroy the only thing he loves causes him to fall from his malignant nature.
Foyle himself is quite an interesting character. He’s put in a situation we can understand, he’s left to die. But this causes the average Joe to become ruthless. We’re not following around the usual antihero who shies at the sight of blood and guts, we’re following a murder, a ruthless man whose movements we begin to support in his lust for revenge. We’re left supporting him because of his dynamic mindset, he’s a brash person and therefore all he relies on is brash logic.
“The, Tyger” brought a lot of similarities to Foyle’s character. The “tyger” is forged like Foyle’s hatred. He wasn’t a bad man in the beginning. But he gains this lust for revenge which is branded into him just like his tiger tattoos from Joseph’s clan. “The Tyger” is all about unanswered question while the mad chase to get to Vorga requires constant questions: where can Gully find the people responsible, what is PyrE, and what are people’s true motives with such a substance. Also, a lot of this poem in particular has to do with religion. Did the God who made something as evil as the tyger make something as good as the lamb? All of this talk of God, while this book claims religion is illegal. I think Bester hints at an upcoming religious movement. When Gully picks up the PyrE, it’s a the base of a cross. I mean, his whole encampment was at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to start off. He then distributes the power of PyrE, makes a final speech after being beseeched by the people like Jesus and then he poofs into outer space. This leads Foyle to another level. He is no longer on the line with normal human beings. He goes through a kaleidoscope of time and space seeing things in a different light. He becomes a godlike figure in the end, having supernatural dreams about mankind. We are left with an interesting thought left in our brains. Is the world going to destroy itself? Will Gully come back an enlightened God? Will the worlds be saved?
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