Made for You is a 1987 science fiction novel by American author Frederik Pohl. The novel is set in a future where genetic engineering is used to create custom-made babies, or “designer babies.” The novel’s protagonist is a man named Paul Chadeway, who is the head of a genetic engineering company called Genentech.
Chadeway is a successful businessman, but he is also a lonely man. He has never been able to find a woman who loves him for who he is, not for his money or his success. One day, Chadeway decides to have a designer baby created. He wants a child who will be perfect for him, someone who will love him unconditionally.
Chadeway’s designer baby is named. She is everything that Chadeway ever wanted in a child. She is beautiful, intelligent, and kind. She is also completely devoted to Chadeway.
At first, Chadeway is happy with his new daughter. But as Made for You grows older, Chadeway begins to realize that she is not the perfect child that he thought she would be. is too perfect. She is too obedient, too agreeable, and too lacking in individuality.
Chadeway begins to feel trapped by Made for You. He realizes that he has created a monster, a child who is not capable of independent thought or action. Chadeway tries to break free from Made for You, but she is always there for him, always trying to please him.
Conclusion
In the end, Chadeway realizes that he cannot escape. He has created her, and now he is bound to her forever.
