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Science Fiction

Science Fiction. http://www.wallpaperbase.com/3d-sciencefiction.shtml. What is Science Fiction?. This genre is very broad—it includes many very different stories.

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Science Fiction

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  1. Science Fiction http://www.wallpaperbase.com/3d-sciencefiction.shtml

  2. What is Science Fiction? • This genre is very broad—it includes many very different stories. • Generally, it is defined as “stories that tell about the future by blending scientific data and theory with the author’s creative imagination,” (The Language of Literature 27). http://www.collider.com/dvd/reviews/article.asp/aid/11908/tcid/3

  3. Key Elements • Set in the future • Theoretically plausible plots • Often predict future technological developments, and even inspire them! • Presents some kind of prediction or warning about the future • This is usually considered the theme.

  4. Other Common Elements • Space travel / exploration • Aliens • Monsters • often the product of radiation, like Godzilla • Futuristic technology • Weapons, computers, and especially ROBOTS! • The word “robot” was coined by a SciFi writer http://fantasy-ink.blogspot.com/2009/08/science-fiction-classics-illustrated.html

  5. That sounds a lot like Fantasy! • Yes and no: • Both involve a lot of imagination! • But, no magical or impossible elements are used in SF • Fantasy plots can include magic, dragons, unicorns, etc. • Fantasy might be considered an escape from reality, with no predictions or warnings, while SF is meant to be a reminder of what is happening in the world today. http://www.draconika.com/types.php

  6. “Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal.” ~R. Bradbury • SF plots can be explained through science • The science used usually doesn’t currently exist. Instead, authors predictthat it could exist at some point in the future. • SF authors are known for often being RIGHT! http://www.campusaccess.com/education/graduate-schools.html

  7. ***SF is rarely written just for fun*** • There is usually an underlying theme, or ‘moral,’ that acts as a warning to the reader. • SF writers take things that already exist and imagine what could happen in the future if we stay on the same path. Hint: It’s not usually good. • In this way, SF works as a very effective social commentary • The author is trying to tell us how the way we live is going wrong http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/02/09/humans-are-among-us-sci-fi-ad-campaign/

  8. “Science ran too far ahead of us too quickly, and the people got lost in a mechanical wilderness,” ~R. Bradbury (The Language of Literature 68-69).

  9. Some famous SF authors • George Orwell • 1984, Animal Farm • Jules Verne • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, • Around the World in 80 Days, • Journey to the Center of the Earth • H.G.Wells • The War of the Worlds • Ray Bradbury • Fahrenheit 451 • “The Pedestrian” • Isaac Asimov • Arthur C. Clarke Jules Verne Wikipedia.org

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