The written word has been used not just for mere entertainment but as mean of expression when speaking is not possible. It is used to express joy, tragedies, horror, as well as uncertainty. Depending on the inclinations of the writer, he will choose the genre to express himself about a specific topic. For instance, some authors that are interested in writing about the future choose science fiction because it deals with what would happen to the human race after reaching the top of technological advance, wars or alien invasions. Themes that are of common interest, and usually present positive and negative aspects of human evolution and reinforce positive values.
However, in terms science fiction deals with the future, meaning that those events …show more content…
This is exemplified when the speaker states that their approach to the aliens should not be that of an adversary.
Taking this into consideration, the Heptapods are analogies to the immigrants and how they are perceived by native speakers.
According to Rothman (2017) the story of your life is part of the science fiction genre and was published in 1998. Within the story of your life lies the eternal question and concern about the possibility of changing the future, and in that uncertainty people must take advantage and enjoy every opportunity life brings and present has to be the best of allies. This message can be inferred by the use of literary devices such as symbols, analogies, metaphors, allusions, similes and rhetoric questions and the use of future tense.
The story is narrated in past and future tense to imply that the events have already taken place. For instance, the speaker explains that when she started to analyze the language of the Heptapods that her husband fathered her future child. Analyzing the use of future tense in this text, this means that the speaker is not just speculating but also affirming the avatars of her …show more content…
This allusion refers to, according to Abebooks (n.d), to the book written by Desmond Morris in 1983. This book attempts to narrate the ages, achievements, and misfortunes of human beings. However here it is used to allude to the philosophical idea that the future is already defined. The rhetoric questions such as “Was it actually possible to know about the future?”are used to imply that it is not possible to know about the future because regardless the person’s free will, his/her life will be determined by the laws of
However, in terms science fiction deals with the future, meaning that those events …show more content…
This is exemplified when the speaker states that their approach to the aliens should not be that of an adversary.
Taking this into consideration, the Heptapods are analogies to the immigrants and how they are perceived by native speakers.
According to Rothman (2017) the story of your life is part of the science fiction genre and was published in 1998. Within the story of your life lies the eternal question and concern about the possibility of changing the future, and in that uncertainty people must take advantage and enjoy every opportunity life brings and present has to be the best of allies. This message can be inferred by the use of literary devices such as symbols, analogies, metaphors, allusions, similes and rhetoric questions and the use of future tense.
The story is narrated in past and future tense to imply that the events have already taken place. For instance, the speaker explains that when she started to analyze the language of the Heptapods that her husband fathered her future child. Analyzing the use of future tense in this text, this means that the speaker is not just speculating but also affirming the avatars of her …show more content…
This allusion refers to, according to Abebooks (n.d), to the book written by Desmond Morris in 1983. This book attempts to narrate the ages, achievements, and misfortunes of human beings. However here it is used to allude to the philosophical idea that the future is already defined. The rhetoric questions such as “Was it actually possible to know about the future?”are used to imply that it is not possible to know about the future because regardless the person’s free will, his/her life will be determined by the laws of