Science fiction

In the novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley successfully shows the contrasting values of two different societies. He creates the Savage’s character in order to reveal how a more traditional society and a New World society treat an outcast. John’s actions and decisions make an impact towards the citizens of both societies. This will ultimately lead to both assumptions and morals of each society. Through John’s alienation Huxley displays the dehumanization that occurs in a “civilized” and…

"Once, books appealed to a few people, here, there, everywhere. They could afford to be different. The world was roomy. But then the world got full of eyes and elbows and mouths. Double, triple, quadruple population. Films and radios, magazines, books levels down to a sort of paste pudding norm" (Bradbury 51). Ray Bradbury frequently speaks through Captain Beatty about the problems of relying on technology. He constantly continues this theme throughout the book, pointing out fault after hastily…

Edgar Allen Poe is known as the founder of the short story genre, as he wrote about 73 short stories in his short life. When Poe died he was only 40 years old, and he lived in poverty for most of his life. However, he is seen as one of the greatest poets that have ever lived, but what caused Poe’s unfortunate early demise. Poe died for two reasons, his emotional state, and his poor health. The first reason Poe died was because of his emotional state. In a letter that Poe wrote to his…

Some might say that the 80’s is a time that has come and gone. They think it’s a decade of terrible hairstyles, cheesy rock ballads, and neon. Ernest Cline decides to bring the time period back in his book Ready Player One. This author weaves 80’s pop culture into a humorous, dark, and slightly dystopian novel. The story begins in the year 2039, when the world faces famine, an energy crisis, and countless wars. However, everyone chooses to ignore these complications and spend all their time in…

In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, it focuses on a society of distractions. These distractions can range from subtle mechanisms such as television walls, to more forceful means of interaction such as the burning of books to prevent the spread of knowledge. All of these minor mechanisms of control have to stem from somewhere: a corrupted government. Because the government cannot control society by themselves, they use the most important mechanism of control they have: the…

Black Mirror’s “Nosedive” presents a pastel and cheery first impression; however, it quickly turns dark and grim while hinting at deeper meanings of society. “Nosedive” creates several connections between present and future society, it then exaggerates current circumstances to create a dystopian society. This episode continuously suggests how society’s socioeconomic class system will progress over time if unaltered. Accordingly, humanity’s egocentrism and the detachment of authentic social…

When it comes to discipline, some parents need to change their methods. However, Ray Bradbury thinks that discipline is very important. In “The Veldt,” he shows the dangers of spoiling when Wendy and Peter start depending on the nursery and all of the various machines throughout the house. Through the use of foreshadowing, imagery¬¬¬¬¬¬, and irony, Bradbury shows how parents need to discipline their children. Bradbury uses the image of a high tech house to show the dangers of spoiling children…

In the Handmaid’s Tale, it begins with Offred presenting the situation that handmaids are in. Handmaids are to not have contact with any other caste in the system. They are suppose to bare children for Commanders. The handmaids are constructed by the Aunts in the households. The Aunts carry electric cattle prods for their enforcement. However, the only people with guns are the guards. The handmaids are usually given the right to leave when going for food and they must be in pairs when shopping.…

A Brave New World opens up in the year of 632 A.F. All of civilization has been obliterated by a terrible war. After this a new era is produced under the man Henry Ford, who enforces stability through dictatorship. The society depicted in the story is based off of a caste system. Ford created and maintained peace throughout society by producing children in factories and conditioning them to act a certain way when it came to society and also by tranquilizing adults with a drug called “soma”.…

they are not. These kind of questions makes us wonder, think, and speculate something else than what we are used to see. It makes us perceive the world in a different way. For this reason, Dunne and Raby, used the store front of Wellcome Trust, a science organization in London, as the medium to project the questions to the spectators. They wanted to create a strong visual impact that could be viewed at different distances. They wanted people to stare at these questions from the nearby bus stop,…