Science fiction

A Summary of The Handmaid’s Tale Imagine an American in which the government leaders are dead, the Constitution is suspended, a religiously guided regime is now in power, and women are relegated to the roles of baby makers. This is the reality for Offred, (her new name, since her true name is never revealed) who recounts the story of her transition from a typical college girl to a Handmaid. In A Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood tells of a dystopian world through the memories of one of the…

Ray Bradbury is known for his memorable science fiction stories. Most of his works contain a message that can be applied to the whole of society. One of the most notable of these is The Pedestrian. This work is a cautionary tale that serves as an extraordinary example of what this world could become. One might argue, however, that this story is appealing to the extremes which is also known as the logical fallacy reductio ad absurdum. This means that the story is too absurd to be of any use. The…

every seven years. The other students at their school where born on Venus and they have never seen the sun and think Margot is crazy because she thinks the sun will come out any second. When I first heard this story I knew right away it was science fiction because there is space travel and they live on venus where it rains for seven years. This story is believable because he includes real people and it shows real life situations like bullying. This story shows…

Fahrenheit 451: A look into the future? Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a Science fiction novel set in a dystopian future society. The novel centers on a law-enforcement type force that is charged with relieving the world from printed literature. The main force behind this group of enforcers are known as the Fireman. Guy Montag, alike other fireman, uses kerosene, their main tool to destroy the books found by fire. As the story progresses, we being to witness a change in Montag’s way of…

CHAPTER THREE Klingon 1. Inception of Klingon Klingon is a language made up for popular science fiction television series called Star Trek. It tells the adventures of a spaceship Enterprise and characters on this vehicle. This language was designed for a particular alien race Klingons. During watching the show, we may encounter many alien races like The Romulans, the Ferengi or The Klingons. We can see that they speak in their own language when talking among themselves. It makes watching…

Rohan Kumar Dr. Nilak Datta Modern Fiction – HSS F336 24th November, 2015 Justifications of Huxley’s clarification on the advancements in science In the foreword to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the author clarifies his purpose of using science in the novel. He asserts that Brave New World is not about scientific advancements as much as it is about the effects that such an advancement has on the population at the individual level. The novel focuses on the ways in which human nature is altered…

television taking away interest in books. Despite his dislike in television, Bradbury produced the HBO series Ray Bradbury Theater which portrayed his numerous short stories and ran from 1986 to 1992. It could be argued that Bradbury brought science fiction to a wider audience with his Theater. Bradbury continued to write well into his 80’s with help of his daughters. On his 80th birthday, Bradbury said “The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve. In any…

The movie “The Hunger Games” is a science fiction movie which is filmed very well from my opinion. The movie is a 2014 American movie about war. The director of the movie is Francis Lawrence. The film continues to follow the main character Katniss Everdeen who is the person who have twice survived “The Hunger Games”. Subsequently Everdeen finds herself in District 13. During the leadership of President Coin, who is also an important character in the movie and the advice of her trustworthy…

‘Ender’s Game’, a 31-year old science fiction classic, written by Orson Scott Card. It even has a movie which was first released on October 25th, 2013 in the United Kingdoms. This book is recommended for people who love protagonists which are not just their average kid. The story centres on a young boy, Andrew Wiggin (also known as Ender Wiggin). He’s not just your typical 6-year old boy, he’s a genius. I highly recommend that you give it a shot because by the end, Card’s writing will make you…

Short Summary Best friends and neighbors Tane and Rebecca have known each other for their entire lives. One night, while floating on their backs in the flooded Sunnyvale playground (affectionately referred to as “Sunnyvale Lake”), the creative-minded Tane catches sight of a shooting star, and has a wildly speculative idea about time travel. Though the brilliant (and college-level physics genius). Rebecca scoffs! at Tane’s silliness at trying to send a human back in time, the two come up with…