Science fiction short stories

her many enchanting stories which occur in the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha the two great epics of ancient India. While listening to those stories, she curiously noticed the fact that “interestingly, unlike the male heroes, the main relationship (the) women had were with the opposite sex with their husbands, sons, lovers or opponents. They never…

Edgar Allan Poe was a very famous author during the 19th century. Famous for his short stories and poems his works are some of the famous works during this day. He is also considered the inventor of detective fiction. Edgar was also credited for the emerging genre of science fiction. Edgar is also the known first author to live on nothing, but his works. Edgar is also known for his twisted and disturbing tales. Edgar did not have a pleasant childhood or adulthood. Edgar father walked out…

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was a short story horror fiction writer, born in 1890 and died in 1937 (Halpern and Labossiere 512). His unique style of writing, “...follows a rather nontraditional approach to horror, fitting more appropriately into the sub-genre weird fiction” (Hull 10). Lovecraft’s stories feature many strange creatures from the unknown, such as Cthulhu, Hastur the Unspeakable, and Yog Sothoth (Kutrieh 44). These monsters, and the style of horror they were presented in, were a…

“Light is like water,” I answered. “You turn the tap and out it comes.” This excerpt from the short story, “Light is Like Water,” displays the optimistic attitude that the children obtain, regardless their current location. The story, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, was published in December of 1978. Amid the publishing of the story, many Latin American writers incorporated political views into their literary works. Marquez strayed from the politics and mainly focused on magical realism as an…

The second text considered by this essay for the prize is the 1995 Man Booker Prize winner, The Ghost Road by Pat Barker. In addition to winning this prize, the novel was also short listed in 2008 for the Best Booker Prize, a prize created to mark the fortieth anniversary of the award. This recognition sets this text apart from Dick's novel, however, the revised criteria which accommodates and promotes genre novels, mean that this particular text is deserving of its consideration for the prize…

glimpse of true and full equality is shown in Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, where Vonnegut uses a futuristic setting in this science fiction story to portray the dangers of true equality in a society. Just like there are some in society now who do not agree with full equality, Harrison, son of George and Hazel, chooses to be the one to rebel against the act. Through this story, Vonnegut proves that equal was never meant to mean ‘the same’. First,…

well known author. Stephen King was born in 1947, in the city Portland, Maine. As a young boy, he loved scary books, Such as, The Tales from the Vault. In Addition, he also loved science-fiction movies that featured monsters. In high school, King began writing strange short stories. However, none were published. In his stories he enjoyed using small towns as settings for eerie, frightening events, most likely because he lived in small towns himself. During and after college, King had to make a…

In my network I addressed how groups of books were related to each other through the theme of science and I also hinted at the fact that each one was related to a made up character reflecting Perdido Street Station. This complex network looks at how over time science fiction has changed not only to reflect our society but to also help us look at the world differently. I attached groups of books to many different areas of a hybrid character; defining what each area meant. Each of the books in my…

point of view and figurative language. Told from the viewpoint of LaFarge, an elderly man and former father, ‘’The Martian’’ grants readers the chance to observe an elderly couples’ mourning of a lost child as it rains on Mars. The opening of the story shows the elderly couple observing the dreary raining weather peacefully in a domesticated way as ‘’In the distance, through the window, they saw rain gleaming on the sides of the rocket which had brought them from Earth.’’(119). The domestic…

The Stories of Vonnegut Cave drawings, text messages, and smoke signals share a common trait: communication. Communication is undoubtedly the most important advancement of any species, especially for humans. In the modern-day world, communication has evolved into more advanced forms; one is the short story. Short stories combine two characteristics ingrained in humans, a desire for instant satisfaction and a yearning for information. Manipulating the art of the short story, allows someone to…