Analysis Of Drew Magary's The Postmortal

In this era we live in, we are brought up to think divorce is bound to happen. According to The American Psychological Association, “about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce” and “the divorce rate for subsequent marriages is even higher.” Many adults decide that it is less messy to just live with one another rather than actually get married. This is beginning to drive the rates of marriage down. Many have speculated that relationships will continue to evolve, especially if the human lifespan continues expand. Fiction writers such as Drew Magary and real world scientists such as Aubrey de Grey have explored this very topic of relationships.

The novel, The Postmortal, by Drew Magary is written in a journal entry

However, according to the information provided by DeGrey in the documentary, The Immortalists, it may actually be something which could come to pass in our lifetime. In the documentary, DeGrey believes he is on his way to finding a way to extend the years of his life. He takes it one step further by putting that thought into action. He believes that if we are on this planet “forever” as apposed to the current life span of roughly 80 years, then we should not have to be stuck with the same partner the entire time. His solution is to introduce polygamy as an acceptable cultural norm. If scientists do discover a cure, it is most likely people will increasingly to embrace all different types of relationships and not resort to only picking a cycle style kind of

Even now there are many different types of lifestyles from which people can choose. In this day and age where life doesn’t last forever, the concept of cycle marriage is still in play now with the high divorce rate. Even if it's for 40 more years, people don’t want to stay with the same person. This is our society's version of cycle marriage; it is being played out even now when we are not living with the cure for aging. When it comes down to the idea of marriage and what we want, it is more about who you are as a person and your religious beliefs. In The Immortalists, Aubrey de Grey says: "The cure will lead to the re-evaluation of the value of permanent monogamy." However, this statement does not really make sense because the value of permanent monogamy is a very personal thing. Every person has a different value system that is determined by how they were brought up. Just because in the future we may have the option to live forever doesn't mean that people will be necessarily quick to abandon their moral views on the subject of marriage. There are a lot of people who look forward to the idea of spending the rest of their lives together, no matter the length of time, with the person they love. For these people, just the idea of being able to live forever gives them the option to now be with someone they love for both now and for what might me an