Science fiction short stories

Freedom and individual rights are essential for living a joyful life. Unfortunately, in the novel The Anthem by Ayn Rand and The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, people live in a close and controlled society. In neither novel, the protagonists have no right of deciding on what they want to do with their lives. For example, Equality 7-2521, the protagonist of the Anthem yearns of becoming a scientist, but is commanded to be a Street Sweeper by a government that fears his independence of mind.…

Science Fiction Dystopian Governments Would you be willing to live in a futuristic society that violently forces you to conform by forcing you to fight other people, in order to win your family food, and penalizes you with ostracization or even death? The genre of sci-fi and theme of dystopian fiction can be portrayed through various mediums, such as television, film, and novels in order to portray important themes. Novels such as Huxley’s Brave New World urge the readerto value individualism…

fun to imagine how one might act differently than the protagonist and having a deeper understanding of their universe makes reading more interesting, which is part of the reason I like reading science fiction so much. I would defiantly recommend the book to anyone who likes science fiction or popular fiction like The Hunger Games. Also if they have read either Uglies by Scott Westerfeld or The Giver by Lois Lowry and at least liked the concept of the book I think they would enjoy this novel too…

handmaid’s become walking billboards advertising the scarlet woman” (Snodgrass). With this allusion to Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter, Atwood clearly displays the isolation that comes along with the name tag of “handmaid”. In this society women are judged on what color they wear. Yet, if none of them were to wear a color, no man or authority figure would be able to tell the difference between them. Once again looking back on the American Gothic era, the Puritans held a similar class system to…

are different from our own society, but also include elements that we are familiar with. These dystopian societies will not be far from our own future if we abuse the powers that we posses. Margaret Atwood claims that she is not a science fiction writer. Science fiction suggests things that humans are not able to do. (Atwood) Both books have things that we are capable of doing through our technology and government. In Oryx and Crake, the technology they have is not far from what we have now. In…

travel through the future, creating his equation E=mc2. (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/think.html) I personally believe that it is very doable but I do not think that it will be accomplished any time soon. However, this is what sparks the whole story. The Time Traveler begins to tell his colleagues about his…

rapid growth of technology? Well the two short stories, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benét. both deal with this topic.The story “By the Waters of Babylon” was written by Stephen Vincent Benét around the time of WWII. With “By the Waters of Babylon” by Benét being written at this time makes a very ominous tone. Where “Harrison Bergeron” is set in 2081 and was written in the late 1940’s.The two stories “By the Waters of Babylon” by…

Comparing and Contrasting Two Futuristic Stories Ever wondered what the future might look like, bright and wonderful, or gloomy and dark? Well in the story’s “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Bennett, and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, they tell about the future and what seems to be in the stories future. The futures in both stories are equally creepy and equally interesting at the same time. The stories unquestionably are interesting as they are also scary, but it would be easier to…

In her novel, When the Emperor was Divine, Julie Otsuka explores how people’s identity can be forced to change due to fear. Fear causes people to change because people may not be able to handle all of the pressure and stress. In the novel based around WWII, the family is split apart from each other. While the father goes to prison,the mother and the kids go to an internment camp close to Utah. While they are in the camp the pressure fear has put on all of them leads to an unstable life…

Interpersonal Communication in Songs: Believer by Imagine Dragon In my essay, I have chosen Believer by Imagine Dragon to be my song of choice. Imagine Dragon is a rock that consist of Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben Mckee, and Daniel Platzman. This band is known for their hit song Radioactive and their contribution to Sucker for Pain. The reason I have chosen this song is because of the deep meaning that is being told in the song and exposing the communication that is being told through the…