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What is Science Fiction?
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
This genre is very broad—it includes many very different stories.
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 futureThis is usually considered the theme.
Other Common Elements Space travel / exploration
Aliens Monsters
often the product of radiation, like Godzilla
Futuristic technologyWeapons, 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
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.
http://www.draconika.com/types.php
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.
“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 predict that 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
***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.
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/02/09/humans-are-among-us-sci-fi-ad-campaign/
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
“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).
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