"...all complete, they once again offer their brief imitations of men and women with an exquisite precision which is all the more disturbing because we know it to be false..." -p41
Saira: What makes a person or a thing complete? I wouldn't consider a person without a personality, let alone a life, even near "complete" so how can a puppet, something made of string and wood and a painted-on smile be complete? Maybe this is what's disturbing; the idea that a lifeless puppet can achieve completeness while the human population struggles onward, searching for the next thing, the next level towards perfection, completion.
Lena: One detail I picked out from the story was the smile permanently on her face as if she has to be happy all the time, yet when she becomes human Carter writes that the smile was removed from her face. I agree with your point. Is it only possible to achieve perfection in doll, lifeless form? I makes me think about barbies and mannequins. They are lifeless yet young girls want to be barbies and have the clothes look on them the way they do on mannequins.
Chelsea: This idea of perfection is mentioned and I'm extremely interested how you all connected it to completion. Can something be complete without being perfect? What is perfect? I personally believe that perfect is a social construct but don't believe it's necessary to be complete. However, when I recall media influence, it does seem as if society is telling us you need to be perfect to be complete.
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