An Analysis of "Dr. Susan Calvin" in "I, Robot", by Isaac Asimov

A hero is defined as a person noted for special achievements in a field. Dr. Susan Calvin, the main character of the novel I, Robot, is made the hero because of her special achievements in the field of robotics. Dr. Calvin is a robopsychologist who uses many different methods of problems solving to solve the problems that other scientists and mathematicians were incapable of doing. Through these many adventures in the field of robotics, Dr. …

…male colleagues and even the most elaborate thinkers in the universe, the robots. Without Dr. Susan Calvin's great knowledge, common sense, concentration, strong interest, as well as the many situations that she has overcome that has made her a better person, the novel I, Robot would not have been as great a book. Works Cited Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. Bantam Doubleday. New York; 1991. Beacham, Walton. Beacham's Encyclopedia on Popular Fiction. Beacham Publishing Corp., Osprey FL; 1996.