Science Fiction Flashcards
Science fiction is determined by
The fears of past and present
Science fiction sky rocketed in the
1950s due to popularity in astronomy, space technology, and look at mars
Science fiction formula
Science fiction takes the fears of the public and casts them into the future and makes them go horribly wrong
Topics for science fiction (6)
Successes and failures of humans met in alter world
Return to simple and primitive life style
Enhanced humans
Time travel
Human error- judgement, ego
Human extinction
Historical influences (6)
Atomic bomb at hiro Specie exploration Vietnam Watergate Me generation, Cold War, nuclear Artificial intelligence, Cold War, space exploration
Sound of thunder main conflict
Consequences of science carelessness
Sound of thunder Outcome of
Main conflict
Altered timeline, world changing events
Topics for sound of thunder
Human error
Time travel
Enhanced humans
Sound of thunder fear present in candidate
Dictatorship after WW11, German militarist Deutsch er
What is authors message in sound of thunder
A small action could cause a major effect
Carelessness. Fear
There will come soft rains main conflict
Man vs nature,
There will come soft rains outcome of main conflict
End of humanity but nothing else stops, Mother Nature doesn’t care
There will come soft rains theme/ topics
Artificial intelligence
Human extinction
Human error
The veldt main conflict
Technology can eventually overpower humans
The veldt outcome of main conflict
Technology replaces humans
Kids have lack of emotion
Parents killed
The veldt theme/ topics
Human error
Simple primitive
Me generation
Main conflict in contact
Believers vs non believers
Outcome of main conflict in contact
Role reversal, what is true
Faith
Contact theme/ topics
Successes and failures Enhanced humans Time travel Alternative world Errors of humans
Cats cradle main conflict
Science vs religion
Outcome of main conflict in cats cradle
Individual
Responsibility
Science and religion can co exist but need to be responsible
Cats cradle theme/ topics
Human error Successes and failures Human extinction Fate v free will Truth v foma Science v religion
The Martian main conflict
Survival
The Martian outcome of main conflict
Survival because of science
The Martian theme/topics
Successes and failures
Fears of past and present
Human error
Return to simple and primitive
Arrival connection to notes
Successes and failures- understand language, almost cause war
Enhanced human- see time in a circle
Time travel- past and present
Human error- judgement of the aliens almost cause war
Human extinction- almost
Significance of cats cradle title also with religion and science
Partner game, all come together but one wrong move can end it, allusion
Fate- everyone fitted together, blind faith can’t see cat or cradle
Science- one person has a lot more power and can end it all
Karass
Group of people working towards same thing, meant to meet due to fate
Foma
Harmless untruths
Asi breed
Runs lab, suspects other breed fathered child
Marvin breed
Owns tombstone store
Loved Felix wife
How honekier children represent responsibility and desire
Hold ice nine but give it away due to human desire
