War with the Newts

摘要: "War with the Newts (1936)" is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also speak. As rest world learns creatures their wonderful capabilities, it clear that this new species ripe for exploitation - they traded thousands, will do work no human wants do, fight humans have given thought terrible consequences actions.