Fiction

Genre: The Secret of Scenes in Science Fiction. Science fiction is a genre that is well known to raise many questions about the world we live in and how humanity might react to certain situations be it the possibility of aliens, zombies, or robots. Although, when analyzing the category of science fiction as a whole, how can one really classify something as science fiction? Throughout an analysis of the film Resident Evil (2002), in relation to two other science fiction films titled Jurassic Park…

Until 1982, this stereotyped role of woman was the echoes of the many worldwide crime fictions. Nowadays, however, the role of woman in crime fictions had changed. Men aren’t the only detectives in the novels, but women can also become the “gumshoe” in many of the crime fiction novel, such as in “Murder in the Collective” by Barbara Wilson. Although the character in the novel was a woman, Wilson visualized the main character to play the role by becoming a lesbian (Duran). The role of the woman…

Gothic Fiction: Finding The Sublime Gothic Fiction novels are normally very gloomy and depressing. Novels of the Gothic Fiction genre usually take place in a towering castle with a very ominous vibe. Most people that are interested in the Gothic Fiction genre tells that Gothic Fiction is very gloomy and depressing, but Gothic Fiction authors are actually quite romantic. Gothic Fiction represents sadness and depression but it also can have a soft side to it as well. Readers of Gothic…

Science fiction as a literary genre has come a long way from Verne's search for the center of the earth and Wells' travel through time in his time machine. Contemporary science fiction is more willing to challenge the limits of possibilities and more eager to push the boundaries of human imagination. More importantly, science fiction often acts as a precursor to scientific thought, and forebodes new research; projects such as Google Glass can be traced to similar ideas presented much earlier in…

without including Pulp Fiction (1994). With its striking cinematography and its non-scored soundtrack, Pulp Fiction was a revolutionary motion picture because it popularized non-linear storytelling in film, and borrowed elements from postmodernism, genre films, and arthouse films, and blended them into something completely unique to Tarantino’s personal style (Berg, 2006). From many influences of foreign and niche films, Pulp Fiction was born, but it was the way Pulp Fiction combined these…

Layers of Fiction Symbolism is represented by levels of pragmatic and figurative meaning. As an example, in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman incorporates the very wallpaper to represent this idea. The wallpaper displays more than just symbolism; it also shows the time period and theme of the story. These elements of fiction are also supported by the first person narration in helping the reader understand and analyze the text. This combination helps to show the relationships of the protagonist,…

A lot of people think science fiction writers try to predict the future in their stories. But to be honest predicting the future is very difficult. They try to combine many things together to get that image on how it will affect the characters in their stories. There to be many things that they can imagine. They can imagine good features where disease and hunger were exposed at. They can also imagine about future things like how poverty is even more widespread than it is today. But how will…

A lot of stories that Mark Twain wrote had fictional plots and settings. After Reading A Tramp Abroad it can be concluded that some parts of the book are made up. This is useful, because it shows how many stories within Mark Twain's books can be untrue or exaggerated, and should not be trusted as fact. It is also interesting to be able to analyse and cross reference the events that take place in A Tramp Abroad with history, to determine how accurate the events actually are. Some of the stories…

Polly leaned against a wall and observed her surroundings thoughtfully. The house, whose owner she was only slightly acquainted with, was occupied by an energetic party. Everywhere she looked, a different social interaction seemed to be occurring. Two girl friends were engaging in a ditzy dance to the swing music playing, couples were kissing or whispering in each other’s ears and alcoholic drinks were being exchanged amongst every party attendant. The odor of cigarettes and alcohol would…

Lone wolf Donovan Wilde barely acknowledged his McKenna family legacy until Laurel Newkirk found him in the deep Wisconsin woods. Laurel claimed to have had a relationship with 'Donovan Wilde,' but this Donovan was stronger, sexier than the impostor who ran out on her. Suddenly Donovan finds himself yearning not only for love, but when his father is attacked, for family. He finally might be ready to be a McKenna, but would his family welcome him now? Would the impostor ruin it all for him by…