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Science Fiction

Science Fiction. Genre and Concerns. She Blinded me with…Science!. What is Science Fiction?. Science fiction is a writing style which combines science and fiction. It is only limited by what we presently know about the basic physical laws of nature. It evolved as a response to fantasy.

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Science Fiction

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  1. Science Fiction Genre and Concerns

  2. She Blinded me with…Science!

  3. What is Science Fiction? • Science fiction is a writing style which combines science and fiction. • It is only limited by what we presently know about the basic physical laws of nature. • It evolved as a response to fantasy.

  4. Familiar Science Fiction • Star Wars • Star Trek • 2001: A Space Odyssey • Independence Day • I, Robot • Men in Black • Terminator • The Matrix • Jurassic Park

  5. What do these stories all have in common? • Setting: the future • Advanced technology: genetic engineering, intelligent robots, experimental medicine • Concerned with outer space: aliens, space travel, other planets and solar systems • Paranormal Phenomena and the Occult: ESP, telekinesis, psychics

  6. Sci Fi vs. Fantasy Science fiction is based in fact: some of the technology is invented, some of the places are made up, but all of it is conceivable. Fantasy is not based in reality: it is purely imaginative. Consider: Will Smith vs. Harry Potter Versus

  7. Remember: Writers take scientific possibilities and develop them step-by-step from known data to form a story.

  8. Sci-Fi VS. Fantasy

  9. It’s all about the “What if” • Authors chose to write in the science fiction genre because it allows them to reflect upon different scenarios in the future, based on what’s happening today. • Science fiction allows us to investigate our society’s fears, dilemmas and concerns if we take a certain course of action, or if we keep doing things the way that we are.

  10. Miriam Allen de Ford explains the difference between science fiction and fantasy: "'Science fiction deals with improbable possibilities, fantasy with plausible impossibilities" (Aldiss 26).

  11. Why SciFi? • Makes us consider the emotional, psychological, and physical effects of futuristic ideas, conflict and change. • Encourages us to keep an open mind to consider unlimited possibilities. • Provokes questions regarding other forms of life, thereby bringing our own into perspective. • Stimulates curiosity and the capacity for invention. • Presents the reader with moral and ethical dilemmas that correspond to the real world.

  12. History of Childhood’s End • Author: Arthur C. Clarke -renowned Science Fiction author • Published in 1953 History -On the brink of the Space Race -The end of the British Empire and Colonialism -Pre-Civil Rights Movement Technology -The first color TV went on sale in the US for $1,175 -New York introduced the first 3-color stop lights

  13. Sci Fi Elements in Childhood’s End • Setting: the future - the beginning of the 21st century -50 years later, the middle of the 21st C • Concern with Outer Space: -Aliens -Humans have been to the moon; haven’t yet traveled the whole solar system • Advanced Technology: -advanced communications, speedy travel • Paranormal Phenomena -ESP and psychic experiences, the Ouija board, The Overmind

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