Author Archives: JoshuaC

“We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick is a story that plays with the idea of choosing to live with the memories of a life that you never had instead of living the one you live … Continue reading →

James Tiptree Jr.’s story “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” is a very bleak and complex story that is about a world where beautiful celebrities are remote controlled by other people to sell products and help the rich get richer. … Continue reading →

Throughout Octavia Butler’s story “Bloodchild”, we see the theme of hierarchy throughout and we see how hierarchy affects the story and the characters within it. We learn that a group of humans, referred to as “Terrans” are living in a … Continue reading →

In Vernor Vinge’s story “The Blabber”, we are given little hints and clues as to not only what the Blabber looks like, but also what the being is capable and its origins. We learn that it is being that is … Continue reading →

Both Ted Chiang and Harlan Ellison’s show the relationship between human beings and artificial intelligence, however, both stories have two completely different ways of portraying these relationships and just how deep things can get between humans and AI. One shows … Continue reading →

Ray Bradbury Presentation

“The Veldt” and “The Commuter” are both similar in that they are both about seemingly normal, everyday people who are caught off-guard and have their lives being drastically effected the world that is changing around them. What separates these two … Continue reading →

The narrator invites us to imagine Omelas as this negative and dark place that is full of people who feel nothing but pain in despair, but still manage to smile and live life day by day. The narrator also invites … Continue reading →

Technology is something that can be seen in almost every form of science fiction and can sometimes play a major role in most stories, and that is definitely true with these 3 stories. For example, in “From Beyond” we learn … Continue reading →

Ursula K LeGuin’s first short essay titled “American SF and the Other” goes over how women and other groups of people go overlooked in SF and are not given any prominent roles in these stories most of the time. I … Continue reading →

Hello, my name is Joshua Caesar and I am a Liberal Arts Major. One of my favorite sci-fi franchises is Transformers, I saw the first movie when I was 3 years old and I have been in love with the … Continue reading →