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WHAT IS SCI FI? Introduction to Science Fiction

WHAT IS SCI FI? Introduction to Science Fiction. What is Science Fiction?. Science fiction is a writing style which combines science and fiction. It is held to what we presently regard as the basic physical laws of nature. It evolved as a response to fantasy. Sci Fi Author’s Definitions.

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WHAT IS SCI FI? Introduction to Science Fiction

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  1. WHAT IS SCI FI? Introduction to Science Fiction

  2. What is Science Fiction? • Science fiction is a writing style which combines science and fiction. • It is held to what we presently regard as the basic physical laws of nature. • It evolved as a response to fantasy.

  3. Sci Fi Author’s Definitions Theodore Sturgeon, author: "'A good science-fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its science content'"

  4. Robert A. Heinlein, author: Science fiction is "realistic insinuation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method" What does that mean????

  5. IT COULD HAPPEN • Basically, we could imagine that what takes place in the story could, with the help of science!

  6. The first true science fiction novel was Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. She used a scientific rationale to persuade the reader that her story took place in the realm of the possible.

  7. Frankenstein was the first novel in English to deal with the possibility that science will create a monster that can destroy science, and possibly mankind.

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

  9. What is Extrapolation? • Extrapolation is when a writer takes a known scientific fact and imagines what might happen if certain events or circumstances evolve. Ie: Man can build space shuttles. Man can travel to faraway planets.

  10. Science Fiction VS. Fantasy In Science Fiction, there needs to be some possibility that the events could possibly happen. In Fantasy, the author can use far-fetched assumptions. ie; unicorns, three-legged creatures etc.

  11. Major Themes in Science Fiction • Space travel to and from other planets (ie: Star Wars, Star Trek) • Time travel to the past and future (ie: Back to the Future) • Psychological/biological changes to man brought about by scientific changes (ie: The Incredible Hulk)

  12. Supernormal powers/talents (ie: Superman, Spiderman, Batman) • Science applied to human relations for constructive or destructive purposes (ie: Weird Science) • Battle with alien life forms (ie: Signs) • Alternate Universe (ie: Star Wars)

  13. The Alien Encounter • The Colonization of a New Planet • The End of the World • The Long Spaceship Voyage • The Computer • From the point of view of an alien

  14. Sci Fi in the Movies • Even before talkies, science fiction made its mark on film: • A Trip to the Moon (1902) by the Frenchman Georges Melies • Metropolis (1926) by the German Fritz Lang, the first classic science fiction film

  15. Why should we study Science Fiction? • Entertaining • Makes the audience wonder “What If?” • Encourages creativity in writing and role-playing • Introduces students to a new literary genre • Teaches lessons about the value and dangers of advanced technology • Enhances imagination

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