Glow Worm

"Glow Worm" by Harlan Ellison is a sci-fi story that paints a picture of Earth after a terrible war. The story looks at what happens when humans are all alone and the bad things that can happen because of war. The main character, Seligman, is a special person who has been changed by science experiments. He now glows and can’t be hurt. He's like the last person left on Earth since everyone else is gone. The story shows how lonely Seligman is, since he's the only one left after humans destroyed themselves. He glows green and is super strong, so he looks for life in other places, but he realizes he is now more disconnected from being human than ever previously. He gets ready to leave and thinks about what happened to people and what he is now, understanding he stands as a symbol of humanity's downfall. The story ends with Seligman giving up on finding others, accepting that he will be all alone forever, which represents the sad truth of what humans have done and will leave behind.