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

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An Analysis of Five Sci-Fiction and Fiction Novels (1624 words, 2 pages)

Title 5 Novels Author Daniel Pinkwater Category Sci- Fiction, FictionSettings First story in Hogboro, New York. Second story Earth and the planet Spiegel.Third story Genghis Khan High School. Forth Rochester New York. Fifth MargaretHimmler High School.Time Period 1990'sAlan Mendelson, the boy from mars Leonard Neeble. Alan Mendelson. Samuel Klugarsh.Clarence Yojimbo. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Foundations of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (714 words, 1 pages)

Man has always longed to build things, and as time goes on, man feels the need to outdo all previous achievements. Arthur C. Clarke's novel, Foundations of Paradise is a good example of this human characteristic.Vannevar Morgan is an engineer living in the twenty second century, and is known by ... Read More

The Real Life Situations in Callahan Chronicals by Spider Robinson (1216 words, 5 pages)

After reading the Callahan Chronicals I have come to realize that there are many things to be learned in life. This book captured my attention by trying to figure out just what it is that Spider Robinson is trying to pass on to the reader. I have come to the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton (1246 words, 2 pages)

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton is a fiction but with historical background. Through this piece Crichton hopes to express the way of life for the Vikings in the year 922 AD while at the same time creating an entertaining story. Using a manuscript written by Ibn-Fadlan Crichton pieced ... Read More

An Analysis of Chapterhouse: Dune (607 words, 1 pages)

Chapterhouse DuneBy Frank Herbert (New York G.P. Putnams Sons, 1985)At first, Chapterhouse Dune (a sequel of Dune) by Frank Herbert is confusing. It is almost necessary to read Dune, or watch the movie. I hadnt read Dune before I had started this book, and I was totally confused. I thought ... Read More

An Analysis of Violent Scenes in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (704 words, 1 pages)

Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton is an incredible book, which describes genetic engineering and the creation of an extinct species. Michael Crichton uses marvelous detail throughout the book. As great as the book is, it is not that appropriate for children who are 15 and under because of the gore, ... Read More

A Summary and Response to X-Wing Wedge’s Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole (362 words, 1 pages)

If you liked the Star Wars trilogy, believe me, you will love this well-written novel. This work is one of the most remarkable and page turning book that I have ever read. X-wing Wedges Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole is a worthwhile and I highly recommend reading this. This tale ... Read More

A Review of From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (640 words, 2 pages)

From the Earth to the MoonVerne, JulesPersonal Library185 pp.I believe Verne intended this book chiefly to be a satire of some people living at his time who were unable to accept the peaceful condition of the world. The Gun Club is nothing more than a group of disfigured and excitable ... Read More

A Summary of the Novel Jaws by Peter Benchley (457 words, 1 pages)

In Jaws terror strikes. This terror is what fuels the story. When the first attack is learned by the worn everyone is gripped with fear. As more die this grip tightens and slowly chokes the town. The terror starts because the killer is unseen and unknown, impossible to see and ... Read More

A Review of A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (669 words, 1 pages)

In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German professor named Hardwigg. He is an uncle ... Read More

A Review of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (516 words, 1 pages)

Jurassic ParkJurassic Park takes place on an Island off the Coast of Costa Rica which is owned by a multimillionaire, John Hammond. On this island he has set up a genetical engineering facility which permits him and his scientist to create dinosaur from blood extracted from prehistoric mosquitos, that have ... Read More

An Analysis of Dinosaur Cloning in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (763 words, 3 pages)

Jurrasic Park Richard GraczykJURASSIC PARK Crichton, Michael Publisher Ballantine Books CityWhere Published New York Date of latest copy 1990 Edition FirstBallantine Books Edition December 1991. 399 Pages, Hardcover I. A BriefSummary of the Plot. A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs.From the left behind DNA that his crack ... Read More

A Summary of From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon by Jules Verne (361 words, 1 pages)

FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON AND AROUND THE MOON From the earth to the moon and around the moon by Jules Verne, a book about how he foresaw man reaching the moon. Through the infamous Gun Club which was nothing more than a group of disfigured and excitable old ... Read More

A Book Report on the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (779 words, 3 pages)

Book report on The hitch hikers guide to the galaxyDouglas AdamsTitleThe Hitch Hikers Guide to the GalaxyAuthorDouglas AdamsTitle explanationThe title, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy is the name of a sort of electronic encyklopedia, which contains information about just about anything in the galaxy and is especially made for ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide” (1246 words, 6 pages)

To begin with I would like to put the introduction of the book as an beginningFar out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end ofthe western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregardedyellow sun.Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million milesis an utterly insignificant little ... Read More

An Analysis of Eaters of the Dead by Micheal Crichton (502 words, 1 pages)

My book is titled Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton. There are two major themes to this book. First is man versus man and the second is man versus nature. The nature that man is going up against in this book were the supernatural monsters that terrorized the town. ... Read More

An Overview of Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles” (881 words, 2 pages)

Starting All OverThe Martian Chronicles ByRay BradburyRay Bradburys the Martian Chronicles is a futuristic story about space travel, invasion and planet colonization. Analyzing characters in this twenty-eight-chapter novel is extremely difficult because every chapter includes different characters, which are oriented to form the plot. Each chapters characters are used to ... Read More

The Theme of Despair in Society in The Chrysalids by John Wyndham (609 words, 1 pages)

ESSAYBy Edward KeysThe novel, The Chrysalids, is a book based on the despair of our society in the past, present, and future. Throughout the story, we are discouraged by the way in which man treats his own kind. Before the story begins, their society originated from a nuclear war in ... Read More

A Perspective Look About Time Out of Joint by Philip Dick (486 words, 1 pages)

Time Out of Joint is probably not one of Dick's most well known books. It is, however, the book I chose this time. Why? Because "he thinks he's the centre of the universe" on the back cover sounded interesting. It felt like a very fresh idea to me, something I ... Read More

Character Analysis of X-Wing Wedge’s Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole (866 words, 2 pages)

Book Report Star Wars X-Wing Wedges GambleAuthor Michael A. StackpoleCharactersLieutenant Corran Horn The main character of the book. Hes an ex-security man (a police force called CorSec) from the planet Corellia. Finally after going through the galaxy under aliases he joins Rogue Squadron to fight the Empire. He fights for ... Read More

A Biography of Stephen Edwin King, an American Novelist (525 words, 3 pages)

The second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King was born on 1974 in Portland,Maine. His name was Stephen Edwin King. After his parents serpertion as a toddler,Stephen and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Stephen, David, andtheir mother lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which was ... Read More

An Overview of Ayn Rand’s Anthem Novella Equality 7-2521 (665 words, 1 pages)

Ayn Rand's Anthem shows us her view of our world united under what seems to be communist rule. For example their view of right and wrong which Anthem portrays is a system of very strict rules which mainly make sure that everyone is involved in a collective role within the ... Read More

The Life and Times of Ray Bradbury (1010 words, 3 pages)

Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920. He was the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury (a telephone lineman for Waukegan Bureau of Power Light Wolfe 62, httpwww.brookingsbook.combradburybiography.htm) and Esther Marie Bradbury (a Swedish immigrant Snodgrass 73). Ray lived in Waukegan, Illinois for six years until his family left ... Read More

The Terrible Effects of the Operation to Charlie Gordon in Flowers for Algernon (734 words, 1 pages)

Medical operations are carried out everyday, but for some, an operation can change a person's life. One experiment was done on a mentally retarded person to try to raise his intelligence. The experiment worked, but after months, the patient regressed dramatically. In the book, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Equality 7-2521, a Dystopian Fiction Novella by Ayn Rand (802 words, 1 pages)

A young man lives in a place where the word "I" does not have meaning. It is a society where there are no individuals. It is, however, a place where you strive to serve your brothers. Equality 7-2521 was taught from birth that the individual is not important. He is ... Read More

The Writing Styles of 2 Prominent British Science Fiction Authors (1795 words, 3 pages)

The writing styles of 2 prominent british science fiction authors"Science fiction is one of the more secluded parade grounds where private fantasy and public event meet. They call it entertainment". (Aldiss Billion 1) This quote is interpreted to mean that, in the genre of science fiction there is a fusion ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Great Science Fiction Novel the Lost World by Michael Crichton (653 words, 1 pages)

The Lost World by Michael Crichton is a great science fiction novel about a group of scientists of different fields that go on an expedition to an island to bring back a rich and stubborn scientist from a test expedition that he cared about more than his life.The "lost world" ... Read More

The Invisible Man That Manifest and Denounce Man’s Tendency to Be Moral or Immoral With the Acquirement of Power (551 words, 1 pages)

The Invisible ManIn The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells both demonstrates and criticizes mans tendency to become moral or immoral with the acquirement of power. Like many books of the same era, he uses science as the instrument of retribution for the social crimes that have been committed.Through invisibility, the Invisible ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Lost World by Michael Crichton (1697 words, 2 pages)

I read Michael Crichtons The Lost World. In the following paragraphs, I will not only explain the book, but also give my critique of it. I will also give a paragraph that was probably the best paragraph in the book, in my opinion.The book starts out with Ian Malcolm, a ... Read More

A Review of The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (216 words, 1 pages)

The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Noel AdamsDouglas Noel Adams has successfully tried to show us another aspect of our daily-life routine. By using many cynical elements, he creates extremely funny situations which represent much deeper aspects.The destruction of Earth in order to create Inner-Galactic Highways as ... Read More

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