An analogous human ability subject to the same limits would certainly provide an advantage, but not enough to enable its possessors to completely overthrow all existing social structures. Artistic License – Biology: Bioelectric discharge is a real ability found in nature (the electric eel being the most famous example), but in real creatures, the organs required take up large parts of the internal anatomy ( rendering transplantation to an organism which doesn't possess them impossible) and have inbuilt limits on the frequency and distance with which they can be used (the most powerful electric eels can stun horses, but only once every few hours, and only via direct contact).The actual mechanics of said apocalypse is hinted at early, then described explicitly at the conclusion. The framing device makes it clear that a Class 2 is on the way, eventually revealed to have caused humanity to regress to the Stone Age. Apocalypse How: The main focus of the story is how women becoming the more physically intimidating sex upends the world's social order.Ambiguously Brown: Allie is described as mixed race and has dark skin, but her background is not specified.Her short-lived boyfriend counts as well, rejected for being a man with a skein. All of the Other Reindeer: Jos is slowly ostracized by society for her dislike of the power.After the End: The Framing Device is set in a future matriarchal society that's millenia after our civilization was destroyed by nuclear warfare.Allie's horrified to learn later that she's now running a children's home, where it's strongly implied more abuse is ongoing. Later it turns out that her foster mother was the instigator of him raping Allie as "punishment for her sins", making it even worse. Her foster father beats and rapes her as "punishment", while his wife knows of this but does nothing, as she approves (she'd also psychologically abused Allie by threatening her with Hell for supposed misdeeds). Abusive Parents: Allie's foster parents are both abusive.As a result, the world is quickly upended as our four protagonists watch society change.Ī Prime Video series adaptation starring Toni Collette, Auli'i Cravalho and John Leguizamo is set to premiere on March 31st 2023. The Power is a 2016 science fiction novel by Naomi Alderman, based around the premise of women having the ability to use electricity from their hands. A fierce new power has emerged - and only women have it.
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