Is a glimpse of the history of physical dolls a redemption of loneliness or a bond?
One year before the death of French philosopher Ren é Descartes, she was invited by Queen Christina of Sweden to become her governess. In 1649, he boarded a ship bound for Stockholm with a young woman who claimed to be his daughter, named Francine.
After the voyage began, no one had seen Francine again. For this reason, the superstitious sailors became very curious and broke into Descartes's cabin, wanting to see Francine with their own eyes. In the small wooden cabin, they saw a life-size female doll. It is made of metal and leather, but it looks like a real person. Because this doll was too real, it scared them and threw it into the sea.
Ferguson's "A Glance at the History of Physical Dolls"
Anthony Ferguson wrote a strange story in 2010. The title of this story is "A Glance at the History of Physical Dolls", and the book tells the story of Francine. Although the story is fictional, it is chilling. This French philosopher is experimenting with creating different humanoid and non biological creatures. He does have a daughter named Francine, but she passed away at the age of five nine years before the start of his trip to Sweden.
Moreover, no one truly knows what Descartes intended to do with a doll, but the sailors who threw it into the sea know at least one possibility. In the 17th century, it was a great era of exploring the world. At that time, ships crossing the ocean embarked on very long and unknown journeys, and sailors began to carry some special dolls while sailing.
The prototypes of these physical dolls are called "Madame Maritime". They look like a person, made of fabric connected to bamboo poles. These dolls even wear skirts, which makes them easier to approach those who are looking for something to vent their desires.
In 1904, a French catalog described these dolls as "fearless of extortion, jealousy, arguments, or illness.". The catalog also states that these dolls are readily available and will not be resisted.
How dolls are made and their ancient historical origins
Sailors from lowland countries made these dolls from leather covered with vines and left some dolls behind during trade with Japan in the 18th century. Japanese people refer to it as "Dutch wife", which is a term for dolls with poor craftsmanship.
In addition, these artificial dolls have a more ancient and poetic origin.
According to Ovid's book "Metamorphosis," the relationship between the Cyprian sculptor Pygmalion and Galatia is far from Platonic. However, Galatia is not a true woman, she is a perfect female sculpture carved by Pygmalion.
This story was translated by Sophie Humphreys in 1955. Due to disappointment with human emotional relationships, the sculptor became desperate and began making his companion. In the story, Pygmalion often caresses Galatia and doubts whether it is flesh and blood or just ivory.
Venus, the goddess of beauty, responded to his prayer and injected life into the statue. Afterwards, Pygmalion returned to the place where Galatia was, lay beside her, kissed her, and as he did so, Galatia seemed to be shining.
However, not everyone can receive God's help. Therefore, without it, technology would emerge.
The protagonist of Nathaniel in Hoffman's fairy tale "The Sandman" is a young student with artistic talent and a tendency towards melancholy. However, his fianc é e Clara cannot understand him. His father died under the violence of his partner, leaving him with emotional trauma. He believed that the murderer of his father was the Sand Man, and the Sand Man was a mythological creature that would throw sand into the children's eyes and dig them out of their sockets.
Until he met his teacher's daughter - Olympia. She has a slender and symmetrical body shape, and is dressed beautifully. Nathaniel was attracted to Olympia. She seemed to be invisible, as if sleeping with her eyes open, until he kissed her before she lifted her hand and said, "Ah!"
Nathaniel's friend Sigmund understands the attraction of blind women to him. He described Olympia's every move as being controlled by a clockwork, looking like a soulless, regular machine. Afterwards, Nathaniel saw the college professors arguing over her. Nathaniel identified them as the Sand people because he witnessed Olympia falling apart in their hands. The woman he deeply loved turned out to be a lifeless doll.
These two stories indicate that dolls are already an early part. With the passage of time, these dolls are changing, from dolls made of leather and rattan to dolls that look like real people, and these physical dolls have now been improved through technology.
Today's physical dolls are driven by artificial intelligence, so they can speak and respond to touch. Some high-tech physical dolls even have sensors that can simulate human temperature through heating.
It seems that these dolls have always been, and may always be, a part of people's lives.
--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience