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The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

In five pages this paper discusses the separate living of the sexes in this utopian science fiction text. There are no other sour...

Analyzing 'Technology and Politics in the Blade Runner Dystopia' by Judith Kerman

In five pages this paper considers Kerman's thoughtful commentary and assessment of the 'Blade Runner' film and its contribution t...

Isaac Asimov's Foundation and 'Psychohistory'

In 5 pages this essay defines psychohistory and then applies it to Foundation, a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov. There are...

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip

In five pages this science fiction novel is analyzed within the context of its fairytale setting. There are no other sources list...

The Death of the Earth by J.H. Rosny

An analysis of this French science fiction novel is presented. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography....

Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson

In five pages this science fiction text and its moral social implications are analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

Russell Hoban Riddley Walker

The writer analyzes the Russell Hoban book Riddley Walker, a science fiction novel. The paper is five pages long and there are two...

Quentin Tarantino's Controversial Film Pulp Fiction

In 5 pages this paper examines the cinematic style of director Quentin Tarantino in this thematic analysis of the controversial fi...

Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee's Rama II

the fact that there may be disagreement in discerning whether or not the teams were more homogeneous than mixed. In other words, o...

Literary Crime Fiction

In five pages this paper discusses how the crime fiction literary genre developed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

TV Series The X Files

In seven pages this paper discusses the adventure, thriller, and science fiction genres encompassed by The X Files TV series. Six...

Octavia Butler's Dawn, Xinogenesis

In five pages this science fiction novel is examined in terms of the relationships between genetically altered aliens and the huma...

Looking for God in Science Fiction

left audiences incredulous with the thought that somewhere, sometime, the world as we know it may reflect the directors vision. A...

Feminism and Gender Bias in Science Fiction

This paper explores the idea of feminist characters and plots in the genre of science fiction. This eleven page paper has seven s...

Tim O'Brien's Writings and the Blurring of Fantasy and Reality

In eleven pages this paper examines how author Tim O'Brien intentionally obscures the fine line between real life and fiction in h...

The Last Emperor Film by Bernardo Bertolucci

related to this period, and some of the socio-political reasons for wanting Pu Yi to take the throne within the constructs of the ...

Irish Literary Themes in 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn

conflict rages within, there are conflicts aplenty without. The passage of time also brings with it change, often initiated throu...

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's Style of Directing

In five pages this paper discusses how Quentin Tarantino addresses the human condition in his filmmaking style and in the violent ...

Pulp Fiction and Human Anxiety

this tension and anxiety. As Fried (1995) illustrates "Pulp Fiction is not simply a sensational stylistic exercise without content...

Racial Impications in The Matrix

A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...

Life Reflected in the Art of Henry James

In seven pages this paper examines how Henry James's real life was reflected in his works of fiction. Six sources are cited in the...

Life of Tillie Olsen in Her Stories

may not have gotten married (there is apparently no certificate of marriage ever recorded) (Gelfant and Graver 424). Samuel Lerne...

Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and Images of Darkness and Light

with the world of tradition, the world of civilization. Huddled within the womb-like interior of the Congo, he retreats ever furth...

Predicting the Future Through Science Fiction

in mankinds history, the machine will far exceed that most refined and sophisticated of all machines: the human brain? The movie ...

'Dark City Tech Noir Science Fiction' of Alex Proyas' Dark City and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

and evil (technology). Blade Runner considers the city of Los Angeles in the year 2019 as "a fragmented Third World metropolis, m...

Fiction That is Historical and Realistic

realistically presented (Tyson 155). For example, after reading Fly Away Home (E. Bunting, 1991), a story that concerns a homeless...

Postcolonial Fiction and Time

Austen and Cesaire present two very diverse approaches to the notion of time, in that ones perspective takes the form of British v...

Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

In five pages this futuristic fiction and the Utopian society it features are considered in this overview of societal issues. Thr...

Concept of Human Nature

idea of self is more genuine and original, unique in its conception. Also, at the very foundation of this philosophy is that there...

Fantasy and Science Fiction Mythology Uses

troubles of Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira who have been living on a desolate planet. A rescue team finally arrives lead by ...