Land on Extraterrestrial Planet in Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis

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Aristotle once quoted “the ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” The subject of life and its value sparks much controversy and many base their beliefs regarding this issue on personal opinion. In the book, Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis, three characters land on an extraterrestrial planet, Malacandra, to find its population consists of rational human-like beings that still resemble familiar animal life on Earth. While on this planet, Devine, Weston, and Ransom all show how they value life.
Devine, a previous school acquaintance of Ransom, only thinks of man’s value in relation to how much he could get benefit from it. In a conversation with Weston about using Ransom as a sacrifice, he explains why the situation ended up absolutely is perfect. Unscrupulous about life of others, he feels as a man simply serves as a tool. Since his ultimate goal consists of getting gold from the planet, he looks at everything through a mind consumed with greed. With this clouding his vision, he thinks of his life above all...

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