“ Of course, space cafard goes tragically further. A new man usually succumbs his first few hours in space, if he is going to get it at all. He probably makes it to the next planet, sometimes not; sometimes he goes incurably mad, right off the bat. But even if he does make it, wild horses could never get him on another rocketship. He becomes a halftripper, marooned on an alien world. ”
Mack Reynolds
Summary
“Halftripper”, is a work by Mack Reynolds. It explores elements such as halftripper, Micheal and Joseph.
Quotes from Halftripper (Mack Reynolds)
“ Finally he sighed and answered, "Happiness is not to be found in wine, nor in food, nor in beautiful women, nor even in wealth and power. It is from within, what you have done, what you are in the eyes of your fellow man." ”
“ Sam began to approach threateningly. He couldn't afford to have halftrippers hang out in his place. For one thing, the shipping lines would soon declare him out of bounds for their crews. You just can't let good men come in contact with obvious victims of space cafard.The old-timer Sam had called Joseph was distressed. "You know not what you say," he told me gently.I managed a sneer. "Am I supposed to buy a drink for every spacebum that comes along?"The halftripper's eyes lit up and he came closer to the old man. ”
