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    The series of “The hunger games” by Suzanne Collins is science fictional novel portraying the world of advanced technology with societal problem of class distinction and division. The Book 1 “The hunger games” reveals the reader to the world of Panem of 13 District ruled by Capitol. The Book II “Catching Fire” reveals the effect after the 74th hunger games on the people of Panem and union of rebel against Capitol. The Book III “Mockingjay” gives aftermath of rise of rebellion and chaos of war…

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    Bernard Marx Vs Dystopia

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    facets are superlative. But, the question is: Is a perfect world attainable? The futuristic World State is describable as the quintessential world, however it’s only proven to be a dystopia. Although, the year 632 A.F. shows immense advancements in science and technology, the World State uses these advancements in creating a civilization which programs their population with specific traits, and placed in their own specific social caste based on their specific idiosyncrasies. These circumstances…

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    Venus In Fur Analysis

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    David Ives’ off-beat comedy Venus in Fur is not so much a theatrical production as a crafty mind game in which the intrigued audience is presented with a relationship in constant flux, drifting seamlessly in and out of serial hypotheses. (Continuous change; instability/ a flow or discharge {Farlex} fluidity/ mutability/ fluctuation/ change/ instability/ unrest/ unpredictability/ variability/ uncertainty/ unsteadiness/ volatility/ shakiness/ wavering) -The universe is change; life is what…

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    Much of the Young Adult Literature written today, especially in the fantasy genre, involves death which is frequently used as a way to push the plot line further and motivate the protagonist, whether it’s the death of a loved one that they need to avenge or a villain they seek to kill. Often times, death is also used as a way to identify the villains in the story. It is something that is also used as a way to emotionally relate to its demographic. However, does a dangerous pattern emerge from…

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    The story is a twist on the classic fairy tale of the Little Mermaid, but this time the young man is the merman and the young lady is the human desperate to fall in love, but with a great deal of sacrifices. The underworld is an example of the science fiction, because the setting is Earth and in the ocean that you can only get to through a hidden portal. The characters are very much like any other teenagers so the story is believable to a certain point, but then the reader must once again give…

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    major part of this science fiction novel. Darko Suvin, a literary critic discusses machinery in Ender’s Game. He present the idea that “this childlike, more or less boy -like, fascination with machines is a dominant motif in science fiction especially the subgenera of military sf….like most american boys of my generation and previous ones, I had a childhood dominated by weapons-oriented play”(94)”(Suvin 17). The Battle School is a part of Suvin’s notion of machinery in Science Fiction. Without…

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    Each one of these stories had dangerous things that the people or person encountered. Do you think you could survive being attacked by a dinosaur or a crocodile? Both stories, ‘’A Sound of Thunder and ‘’Being Prey’’ both had an experience with a dangerous reptile. Would you be up for the challenge? The setting in each of these stories were ‘’relatably’’ different. They each had to do with some sort of dangerous reptile. In ‘’Being Prey’’ the setting was in present day – in a swamp. This is…

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    accepted fact that plague outbreaks, formed on earth, were first introduced by fleas and rats. The author intends to expose the inconsistencies of the appearance of Black Plague throughout history. Although the theory seems to originate from a science fiction novel, Cantor reasons that the gaps between outbreaks follow a consistent path similar to that of extraterrestrial pathogens. The author uncovers evidence revealing that the bubonic plague appeared in outbursts after…

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    in my opinion is what Italo Calvino defines as classic. This book has taught me many great life lessons that apply to my everyday life. To anyone who has skimmed through the book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, it appears to be just a zany science-fiction novel about the misadventures of Arthur Dent. To a true fan, like myself, this is completely wrong due to the many life lessons buried throughout the book. One of them is simply “Don’t Panic!”. This is written on the cover of Ford…

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    In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury where the government send fireman to burn all book or any literature. In Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood a man name Crake is a well-known scientist and creates a pill that genocide the human race except Jimmy who then become Snowman. In this two book shows how knowledge and government can change the human’s evolution. Crake isn’t the protagonist of Oryx and Crake but he’s the protagonist “Jimmy” best friend. Crake was a smart boy in high school but then…

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