- Greek mythology founded the basis for modern science fiction. Many sci-fi are based on Egypt,Finland, India and south American myths.
What are some of the differences between Sci-Fi and fantasy?
- in fantasy all things can happened, but in Sci-Fi it have to be something that we think can happen in the future.
When did Sci-Fi become popular among the public?
- In the 1930s – 40s Sci-Fi become popular among the public.
How can stories like The Pedestrian and Harrison Bergeron help us understand our society ?
- in the pedestrian everybody is watching TV. And that's a warning to us to stop watching tv all day long.
What were some of the consequences of Orson Welles’ broadcast of War of the Worlds?
- some people commited suicide because they didn't want to meet the Martians´reign off terror.
How is Sci-Fi defined by Tom Shippey?
- he say that its hard to describe here is hes commentary: “Science fiction is hard to define because it is the literature of change and it changes while you are trying to define it”
What are the characteristic elements of Sci-Fi?
- its taken place in the future, iits tied down by the physical laws, the technologies can be associated with the technologies we know to day(robots, cyborgs, androids)
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