Ursula K. Le Guin draws several comparisons between humans conversing and other connections in our world in order to highlight the special relationship that is formed when two humans converse. I think this one line in particular explains her thoughts very clearly, "In human conversation, in live, actual communication between or among human beings, everything “transmitted” — everything said — is shaped as it is spoken by actual or anticipated response." It is interesting because there are many different actions one person can take in order to obtain that anticipated response. This made me think about those people who might ask about your day, simply in order to speak about themselves and how their day went. However, this does not make the relationship between the two people conversing any less connected, because the person who is sharing still speaks in order to obtain that anticipated response. Le Guin also writes about how humans change the words. The tiniest imperfection or shift in tone of voice when saying a word can change the entire connotation. I completely agree with almost all that Le Guin has said in the article. It is interesting that the way we transmit information must be tied to some deeper, more intimate part of ourselves. I think it says a lot about humans and shows that humans inherently must rely on others.
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