Science Fiction Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Responsibility Within Power in the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (2756 words, 9 pages)

Imagine power as a form of free flowing energy, a source found within every one and for each individual. Assume that to gain power, one has to tap this resevoir of immense proportions and relish upon the rich harvest to their hearts desires. Consequently, when there is such a dealing ... Read More

A Review of The Green Mile by Stephen King (224 words, 1 pages)

For my third quarter book report I read The Green Mile written by Stephen King. This book is about an old man, Paul Edgecomb, recalling his experiences when he worked as the cell block captain in Cold Mountain state penitentiary. Paul was the cell block captain of death row in ... Read More

An Overview of the Twisted and Scientific Adventures in Robin Cook “Mutation” (1029 words, 2 pages)

Mutation, by Robin Cook, is a twisted and scientific adventure, of a man's dream to create the perfect son. He succeeds in his quest yet, his results are not what you might say praiseworthy. Victor, the main character, tried to create the perfect son. He later discovers that his so-called ... Read More

The Story of Lauren Olamina in Octavia E. Butler’s “The Parable of the Sower” (1190 words, 2 pages)

The Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler, presents a seemingly unlikely heroine. Not only is Lauren Olamina a young, black woman, but she also has a disorder called hyper-empathy. Hyper-empathetic people feel other peoples pain. They feel the pain as if it is their own. This pain is ... Read More

The History of Civil War in Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (670 words, 1 pages)

Most people think of the Civil War as a military battle between the North and South. Without studying the subject, they do not appreciate the facts that make up this historical event. When one reads the novel, Killer Angels, the reader is given a much better perception and understanding of ... Read More

A Reading Report on Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1165 words, 3 pages)

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonNumber of pages 399 Original Copyright Date1990Date Completed Oct 25 Publisher Ballantine BooksPlot SummaryThe Story takes place on an Island off the Coast of Costa Rica. Where A very wealthy man, John Hammond, Has set up A Genetically engineered Dinosaur preserve. Before he opens this living ... Read More

An Analysis of the Billionaire Who Has Created a Technique To Clone Dinosaurs (408 words, 1 pages)

A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. From the left behind DNA that his crack team of scientists and experts extract he is able to grow the dinosaurs in labs and lock them up on an island behind electrified fences. He has created a sort of theme park ... Read More

A Review of the Book Jurassic Park (557 words, 1 pages)

Jurassic Park A very wealthy man has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. He is able to do so with the left behind DNA that his genius team of scientists and experts can extract. He is able to grow the dinosaurs in labs and lock them up on an island ... Read More

A Cyber Punk Future Painted by William Gibson in Idoru (1822 words, 3 pages)

Idoru by william gibson is nothing less than an awe-insiring book for me. no other author that i have come across can inspire one to recreate visions of reality at the turn of every page. Gibsons books are all compelling neuromancer (1984) needing perhaps a special mention as this book ... Read More

The Life and Works of Arthur Clark (696 words, 1 pages)

Arthur C. Clarke was born in 1917 in Minehead, Somerset. His mother was Nora Clarke and his father was Charles Wright Clarke. He had two brothers, Frederick and Michael and one sister, Mary. There were many events that helped to shape him and his writing style. The first major event ... Read More

The Weirdest of Things in a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (800 words, 2 pages)

A Wrinkle in TimeBy Madeline LEngleIn Willstead town, in North Carolina strange things are happening. Do you want to know more? Well in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle, a wonderful writer tells all the weird things that are happening.The setting of this story is on North Carolina, at ... Read More

The Right Descisions in Margaret’s Case of Murries’ Adoption (403 words, 2 pages)

OutlineI. IntroductionDo you believe that there is extra terrestrial life? Well, what would you do if you found out that you werent born on earth? In Margarets case, she went back to her home planet. This story takes place in Willstead, North Carolina in the year 2005. She was found ... Read More

The Conflicts in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game (497 words, 1 pages)

Enders Game1.Andrew Wiggin is the main character in the novel, Enders Game. His nickname is Ender. Andrew got his nickname from his older sister Valentine when he was born because Valentine was unable to say the name Andrew, so she called him Ender. It has specific meaning in the book ... Read More

Character Analysis of Fire-Starter by Stephen King (1074 words, 2 pages)

Fire-StarterBy Stephen KingCharacter Review Protagonist- Charlie McGee is a girl with pyrokinesis (a power in which someone can light fires with a glance). She is 8 years old. She is short, has blond hair, and brown eyes. She doesnt like her power very much because she cant control it. When ... Read More

The Transformation of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (831 words, 2 pages)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The focal point of this essay is to define the life of Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the transformation he went through in becoming Edward Hyde. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a physician in London. He is very well respected and is currently experimenting the dual nature ... Read More

The Instances of Punishments to the Innocent in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein (644 words, 1 pages)

Frankenstein EssayUnjust PunishmentMany punishments for crimes are often given to innocent people. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, there are several instances in which the punishment is given to an innocent person. Justine, a maid at the Frankenstein residence, was killed for a crime she did not commit. Felix, ... Read More

A Biography of the Author Anthony Burgess (1591 words, 4 pages)

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE1. AUTHOR2. TITLE3. VOCABULARY4. PLOT SUMMARY5. CHARACTERS AND INTERPRETATION1. AUTHORAnthony Burgess (born on Feb. 25, 1917, died on Nov. 25, 1993), who also published as John Burgess Wilson and as Joseph Kell, was a versatile essayist, linguist, translator, musician, and comic novelist whose inventive use of language and ... Read More

A Reading Report on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (987 words, 2 pages)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaSome time ago, I decided to read Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne. I figured that because it was so well known it must be an extremely interesting book. In addition, it was science fiction, the one area that I was always ... Read More

A Look at Chinese Culture in Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (629 words, 1 pages)

Sung Yon KimAsian CivilizationCelebrated Cases of Judge DeeIn by reading the Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, I gained a perspective of the people and culture of China. This book showed the analysis of Chinese saw and the background of Chinese history. Judge Dee, during the Tang Dynasty, was a well-known ... Read More

The Biography of Stephen King (777 words, 2 pages)

Stephen KingStephen Edwin King was born September 21, 1947in Portland, Maine, U.S. He is an American novelist and short-story writer whose many novels and story collections, and the numerous films adapted from this large body of work, have established his reputation as the leading author of horror fictions in contemporary ... Read More

The Life and Work of Winston Smith (521 words, 1 pages)

1984 - Summary Winston Smith is an insignificant member of the ruling Party in London, in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, he is watched through telescreens, and everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party's omniscient leader, the figure known only as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Imagination and the King of Terror (1959 words, 3 pages)

"If you have an imagination, let it run free." 9-11- Steven King, 1963The King of TerrorStephen Edwin King is one of today's most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Science Fiction and the American Public (933 words, 4 pages)

No name typifies science fiction to the American public more than the name RayBradbury. For over forty years, he has been writing novels, short stories, poems, plays,and movie scripts that have long since kept him in the forefront of American literature. His stories become standard reading for many high school ... Read More

A Synopsis of A Clockwork Orange (2067 words, 4 pages)

Synopsis of A Clockwork Orange In A Clockwork Orange, the main character is that of a mildly young child of 15 who, along with his fellow friends, or "Droogs", partake in evenings of Ultra-Violence. Ultra Violence consists of random beatings, theft, destruction, and rape. The main character, Alex, is the ... Read More

The Good and Evil Inside Every Individual (709 words, 1 pages)

In the novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, demonstrates that every man or women have both good and evil within. Dr. Jekyll attempts to divide the two in his deranged experiment. Dr. Jekyll believes that if he separates the two, humankind ... Read More

An Analysis of Tone in Suffer the Little Children by Stephen King (1061 words, 2 pages)

In the short story, Suffer the little Children, Stephan King tells the tale of an old school teacher who faces an unusual problem. The teacher, Miss Sidley, is forced to deal with a group of children unlike any she had faced in her life these children were different, very different. ... Read More

The Life and Works of Stephen King (2093 words, 3 pages)

Stephen KingStephen King is one of the most successful authors of the twentieth-century. He brings nightmares to life in a way that no other writer has succeeded to do, and is now among the most prestigious horror writers of the time. King is indeed a genius at work however, to ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Stephen Edwin King (2358 words, 3 pages)

Stephen KingThe Coolest Guy in the WorldThe most haunted of houses is the human mind.-Patrick McGrathWhen you read that quote, what does it make you think? Well, it makes me think of one thing. It makes me think of all of the terrifying stories Ive read by the master of ... Read More

A Short Review of Parable of the Sower, a Science Fiction Novel by Octavia E. Butler (241 words, 1 pages)

Parable of the Sowerby Octavia E. ButlerThis book brings forth an utterly nightmarish vision of California and the USA in 2027, but one with an almost shockingly firm grounding in reality. Los Angeles has devolved into walled island neighborhoods in a sea of utter chaos and collapse. Everything we take ... Read More

A Review of Stephen King’s Book “Pet Sematary” (1810 words, 3 pages)

PET SEMATARYPet Sematary by Stephen King is a book about an ordinary family moving from Maine to Ludlow because the family father, Louis Creed, got a new job as a doctor at the University in Ludlow. Louis and his wife Rachel, have two kids and they also have a cat ... Read More

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