Comparing Childhood's End And The Ghost From The Grand Banks

Clarke once said, “The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible” (BrainyQuote). This quote is fitting to the type of work that the author does. His stories show the unique ability of moving beyond the limits of possibility, especially in the focus of this certain writer. Arthur C. Clarke is a science and science fiction author, who has written nearly one hundred books. All of his books and short story collections are of the same two genres. Clarke explores different topics of science including space exploration, underwater exploration, and futurism (Biography.com Editors). Two books that are less popular among the public are Childhood’s End and The Ghost from the Grand Banks. Both of the books seem …show more content…
Each person in the stories had their background and ideals of their world made for them. The characters of each novel were specified in a field of science or communications. Each had to determine how they were going to overcome challenges. An area of science influenced them all. Rikki Stromgren in Childhood’s End is communicating with aliens and helps invent a device to see the aliens. The multitude of characters in The Ghost from the Grand Banks all dealt with an aspect of science to raise the Titanic. Each character develops his or her personality from the science in his or her life. They all become the person who Clarke wanted by the affects of science in their lives. Communication was also key traits for all the people in the novels. They all are a part of a communication system. Whether the communication is with a large group of people or selected people, all of them have to learn and talk with new people. It is important for each of the characters to develop the reaching out to everyone. Other characteristics are similar but not as prominent as those mentioned above. Each person is unique in his or her own way. However, similar traits including intelligence, importance, and defiance are present. The presence of similar personalities allows the connection to grow further. Similarities of the novels make complete sense to a reader. All the similarities of the novels are important. The main aspects enrich the comprehension and importance of each paragraph and sentence in the novels and tightly binding them. Clarke used these aspects as a type of