Science fiction short stories

many a novelist in the past as well as in the present is to write for social, political and economic purpose. The purpose is not only to throw light upon the social evils and malpractices prevailing in the society in those days, but also to employ fiction to the cause of social amelioration. The establishment of novel in the world of literature manifests itself multifariously encompassing almost every facet of social life, which is regarded as Social Realism. Realism is considered to be…

Fiction Novels and Their Impact On My Life
 As a child, giant books scared me, so watching my older brother finish an 800 page harry potter book in less than a day blew my little 8 year old mind. Since that historical moment in time, I have grown an addiction to fiction books. Watching a writer’s imagination come to life through ink on paper was amazing, and I strove to capture the same images in my own mind. The brilliant fiction novels I read when I was younger, the environment my brother and…

The well-known American Horror Novelist, Stephen King, has written many novels and short stories over the last six decades. He has sold over three hundred million copies of his novels and many movies have been made from them. Today, King is one of the most popular science fiction writers known and continues to write daily. He has made millions of dollars for his suspenseful, gruesome, and twisted work. In doing so, this has opened additional doors for King. He has also written several…

Every 80’s and 90’s kids remember their favorite childhood blockbuster E.T, the Extra-Terrestrial. The story of an alien who was abandoned in California and had to experience the curiosity, love, compassion, friendship as well as the aggressive, threatening, and horrible aspects of humankind. This 1982 Universal Pictures film is a science fiction movie, but does it have to be science fiction? Could there be a day that we, the human species, find and communicate with an extraterrestrial being?…

Do you love science-fiction but just can’t find a book? Well then I got a solution for you! The Illustrated Man is a very intriguing book because of its use of imagery, but also its creepiness. The story is about a man that used to work in the circus but ends up breaking his leg, so while he was recovering he decided to get tattoos. Little did he know that these tattoos were magical and at night they came to life. The man was disgusted and claimed that the lady that tattooed him was a witch from…

When it comes to comedy movies, what names pop to your head? Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997), Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun (1988), Will Ferrell in Anchorman (2004)? Or maybe if you have a more "sophisticated" taste, Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977) or Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski (1998)? All of these Hollywood films are fun and memorable in their own way, but there is a younger lad coming from the moores of England who has altered the understanding of comedy in cinema. In this paper, I am…

was to pick which one of the two short stories I had to read was superior, or best in my opinion. I chose Nethergrave, by Gloria Skurzynski. My reasoning behind my pick was because I thought ‘Nethergrave’ kept you on the edge of your seat and kept you guesting, whereas Ray Bradbury’s story, “A Sound of Thunder” just put it out there. Bradbury’s science fiction would in my opinion, not give too many clues or details. For both of these stories are science fiction, one is more obvious than the…

two definitions of the phenomenon, fiction, is given: 1. Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people. 2. Something that is invented or untrue. Fiction is the classification of any ilk of writing propelled by imagination; it varies from play, short stories, novel, novella and so forth. Fiction constitutes an act of creative invention, so that faithfulness to reality is not typically assumed; in other words, fiction is not expected to present…

communicate properly one must use their language accordingly to voice their thoughts and ideas to others. In the short, science fiction story "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler, speech is absent in a society causing disorder amongst the citizens. The short story makes many connections with society and people today in terms of lack of responsiveness and feelings of indifference to others. But while the story directs a loss of speech to a loss of empathy this isn’t necessarily correct. “Speech…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions and mystery. Though scientifically educated, he was a believer of fairies and stances. He believed in life beyond death and often rose above the logic of common man. A humanist who identified with oppressed people, and clearly expressed his anguish in his book The Crime of the Congo, a long pamphlet in which he denounced the horrors of that colony ad many such creations. His humanist nature was also seen in his book…