Project Gutenberg 2007-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 184 Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) 1902 1935 Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman The Point of View Produced from A Martian Odyssey and Others published in 1949. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Point of View" by Stanley G. Weinbaum is a science fiction short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores the complexities of perception and perspective through the eccentric genius of Professor Haskel van Manderpootz and his invention, the attitudinizor, which allows one to see the world through another person's eyes. Through a blend of humor and philosophical inquiry, the story delves into how vastly different experiences shape individual realities. In the story, the protagonist, Dixon Wells, engages in discussions with the brilliant yet bombastic van Manderpootz, who has just created a device capable of altering one's perception by literally allowing users to adopt another’s point of view. Intrigued, Dixon experiments with the device, initially seeing through van Manderpootz’s eyes and later through the eyes of the professor's assistant, Carter. This experience reveals unexpected insights, including the peculiar beauty that Carter sees in their plain secretary, Miss Fitch. As Dixon grapples with the emotional upheaval of falling in love with an idea rather than reality, he learns about the subjective nature of beauty and affection, prompting him to ponder the implications of adopting someone else's viewpoint. Ultimately, the plot culminates in a twist that leaves Dixon to reflect on the interplay between perception and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 64322 2025-06-09T14:19:44.833967 text/html 60626 2007-10-05T15:09:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23373 2007-10-05T15:09:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95040 2025-06-09T14:19:49.841894 application/epub+zip 93848 2025-06-09T14:19:47.483921 application/epub+zip 90297 2025-06-09T14:19:46.319904 application/epub+zip 184565 2025-06-09T14:19:51.626904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178281 2025-06-09T14:19:49.191936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156634 2022-09-10T15:48:26.867750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58669 2025-06-09T14:19:44.551943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58518 2007-10-05T15:09:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22553 2007-10-05T15:09:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19418 2025-06-09T14:19:51.765910 application/rdf+xml 13104 2025-06-09T14:19:46.893905 image/jpeg 3472 2025-06-09T14:19:46.602900 image/jpeg 94639 2025-06-09T14:19:44.841916 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia