"The Tale of Happiton" - Significance

The Tale of Happiton is a great story that demonstrates many qualities about individuals. Hofstadter created a situation where the townspeople of Happiton were faced with a very difficult situation brought on by a demon, and would have to write plenty of postcards in order to help slow down the bell that would possibly ring their doom. Even though, the chances were very low on a day-to-day basis that all five dice would land on 7, the probabilities would grow higher and higher as months, and years went by. In this tale, Hofstadter depicts humans to be very concerned, creative, hopeful individuals who later become lazy, careless, and free of responsibilities.…