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The argument that McReady has a suspiciously knowledgeable understanding of the monster and its effects upon the individual/s in inhabits is based on the manner in which he expresses his ideas. When concocting the experiment to prove the humanity of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There is one major sticking point that bothered me about Campbell’s “Who Goes There” (and the terrifying childhood memories of watching The Thing).  Everyone immediately decries the Thing as an immoral monster.  And, although, there is an attempt to weakly refute the inherent evil of the creature,  it isn’t a strong one. Is it evil? I wonder about Continue reading →

In continuation of AngryMurmurs’ post, “Blame Shifting,” I wanted to apply some of her ideas to Peter Watts, “The Things.” Unlike “Who Goes There?” and the film version, the fault in this story lies with mankind’s unwillingness to adapt and change, (on on an even grander scale, ‘the world’), not specifically just Americans or Norwegians. […] Continue reading →

At first the comet may seem progressive. For a story written in the 1920′s, it allows the reader the rare fantasy to imagine a world without race, class and gender. As Jim stared up into the heavens on top of the tower, “the shackles seemed to rattle and fall from his soul (270).” When he […] Continue reading →

Ashley Attiliis’s post hits on a key point that we brought up in class Tuesday – what can science fiction do that other genres can’t? Ashley mentions that her perceptions of science fiction since taking this class have expanded to include “writing about what is unknown and different.” In response, Ashley Parker points out that, […] Continue reading →

When reading the short story, The Comet , i instantly linked it to the relatively new movie, I Am Legend with Will Smith. While I haven’t seen the move in its entirety, many aspects of this short story reminded me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Wow.  That was probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen.  I don’t get to say this often, as I’m not would you a call an avid reader, but the book was better.  What I really enjoyed more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Our discussion in the class prior led me to thinking back about what defines and distinguishes science fiction from other genres in literature.  There was one comment that struck a chord with me; science fiction allows the author to explore different possibilities within the boundaries of worldly rules.  Fantasy elements are added to create the […] Continue reading →

  I definitely agree on Kevin’s post of “Race Relations in ‘the Comet’ .”  As Kevin, I noticed that the author of the work, Du Bois, is a civil righter for the black. So I became to read the Comet more thoroughly in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I agree, Julia, that McReady made some ridiculous claims in Who Goes There. And, what’s interesting is that he is the hero of the story. I actually wanted to add to your list of fallacies that other characters made, as well. Frankly, they are all over this story. One example is when Blair discusses the impossibility of the aliens being […] Continue reading →