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After reading Who Goes There by John Cambell, I found a few quotes said by the character Blair (the biologist) that stood out for me: “And just because it looks unlike men, you don’t have to accuse it of being evil or vicious or something. “Just because its nature is different, you haven’t any right […] Continue reading →

This might be a little late, but I would like to briefly go over the third section of Frankenstein before continuing onto the main topic, as I seem to feel that leaving a discussion post partway doesn’t seem correct. The third section of Frankenstein brought about some twists and how everything the once young and […] Continue reading →

My post today is commenting from Ashley’s post.  I definitely agree that science fiction is a fitting genre for “The Comet.”  Like Ashley said, this genre enabled DuBois to present how society has constructed racial issues but through a different … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The explorers are certain from the first time they lay eyes upon the alien that it bears an expression of unspeakable fury, and that this itself is evidence of innate evil.  But really now, who wouldn’t be extremely vexed to crash their spaceship and become trapped under Antarctic ice?  Furthermore, why should the alien be […] Continue reading →

I really loved John Campbell Jr.’s short story Who Goes There. And, though I’ve never seen the movie adaptation of the story, a friend of mine had suggested that I watch The Thing.  My interest having been piqued by Who Goes … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More so than most other science fiction I have read, there is an obvious deeper message present in The Comet beyond the comet itself. Rather, the themes of racism and race relations seemed to dominant The Comet, something that I did not find surprising given that the author, W.E.B Du Bois, is best known for […] Continue reading →

One of the most interesting differences between The Thing and Who Goes There? is who is at fault. In the film version of this story, it’s the Norwegians who are irresponsible and dig up this alien evil and make it the other camp’s problem. However, in the original story it the Americans who dig up […] Continue reading →

In the story, “The Comet” I felt a great sense of anxiety as I read this. How awful it must be to witness the end of the world. The great loneliness that Jim felt before finding Julia. In the beginning of the story, I couldn’t help but think of Danielewski’s House of Leaves. The description […] Continue reading →

The first thing I noticed in this story is the sense of alienation portrayed through the character Jim.  In the first line alone he is standing and “watching the human river…”(253).  I think it is funny because the fact that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“The Comet” by W.E.B. Dubois is a fantastic sorry about a comet which wipes out all humans in the vicinity of the two main characters; a poorer black man and a rich white women. The two work together to try and find help throughout the first day of the Apocalypse. As night falls the two feel as […] Continue reading →