The Controversy of "The Cold Equations" (By Tom Goldwin)

After reading "The Cold Equations", one realizes that it will not end happily. It presented a horrifying yet realistic universe and stuck with it. The point of the whole story was to show the cruelness of nature and the universe. The story emphasized that the universe is not fair; it simply does not care.
However, the story's thesis is somewhat questionable. The girl's death does not seem to be the fault of nature, but is obviously a direct result of civilization. The jettisoning of something else like the blaster or a chair could have possibly saved the girl from death. Moreover, it…