Abstract
In Modern Science fiction, technology often serves as a powerful narrative tool to explore the complexities of identity. Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter exemplifies this theme through its depiction of a multiverse-traversing device that radically transforms the life of its protagonist, Jason Dessen. This advanced technology, designed to access infinite parallel realities, becomes the catalyst for Jason’s identity crisis, displacing him from his familiar world into an alternate reality where his life choices have taken a drastically different course. As Jason journeys through countless universes, encountering alternate versions of himself, the novel confronts the notion of identity as a fluid and multifaceted construct, shaped by context, relationships and choices. The multiverse device not only challenges Jason’s understanding of who he is but also forces him to grapple with existential questions about the nature of selfhood, authenticity and what it means to lead a fulfilling life. By weaving technology and identity into a tightly-knit narrative, Dark Matter underscores the psychological and moral dilemmas posed by technological progress. This article examines how the novel uses the multiverse concept to dramatize the fragmentation of identity, reflecting broader societal anxieties about the impact of scientific advancements on individual and collective existence.
Keywords
Technology and Identity, Multiverse Theory, Existential Crisis, Parallel Realities and Psychological Dilemmas
Citations
IRE Journals:
Priyanka P , Dr. Ranjini Selvarani
"Multiverse Mechanisms and the Crisis of Self: Technology and Identity in Dark Matter" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 7 2025 Page 309-313
IEEE:
Priyanka P , Dr. Ranjini Selvarani
"Multiverse Mechanisms and the Crisis of Self: Technology and Identity in Dark Matter" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(7)
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