Essays on Science Fiction

Science fiction texts explore fictional worlds through speculative conventions and themes, allowing composers to highlight present or emerging issues. Gattaca (1997) directed by Andrew Niccol and Immersion (2012) by Aliette De Bodard are both science fiction texts that explore identity loss and alienation of individuals due to irresponsible technological growth. Through features and forms, the...

Ender’s Games, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Dune, The Martian, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hunger Games are all examples of science fiction movies or books. Science fiction is a genre that is about science and technology. Some of the characteristics of sci-fi include being futuristic, non-human, time travel, science and technology, journeys, and...

Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories have a relationship with the principles of science involving true fictitious laws or theories of science. In addition, it has a relation with human elements, explaining what effect new discoveries, happenings, and scientific developments will have on us in the future.  Throughout the years...

The novel ‘The Time Machine’ is a science fiction novella. It introduces us to a very talented English scientist Time traveller. He was living in Richmond surrey in England. The novel starts with a view of a room in which Time traveller is talking to some of his friends. There was a dinner party going...