The aesthetic impact that the end of "Exhalation" most likely meant to have on the reader is hope and personal reflection.
"Exhalation" is a short story written by American author Ted Chiang. The story has the form of a scientist's journal entry. The gender of this story is known as science fiction, and it discusses a race of mechanical beings.
Ted Chiang s an American science fiction writer whose Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan.