Author Archives: Carolina

In the story “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler the theme of manipulation can be seen. Throughout the story Gans old best friend, Qui, was telling him that he had seen one of the Tlics eat a man. Gan did not know … Continue reading →

Some essential information from the story is Hamid’s childhood. He was adopted by Huss Thomphson and his wife. Hamid remembers being happy growing up even though he knew he was adopted because his parents had told him. He started college … Continue reading →

Question 1. In the stories “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” by Ted Chiang and “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, different types of relationships between artificial intelligence and humans exist. Both stories show opposite relationships … Continue reading →

“The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and “The Commuter” by Philip K. Dick are both interesting stories about alternate realities. In “The Veldt”,  the alternate reality is the nursery that George and Lydia had installed for their children. It lets the … Continue reading →

The short story “The Ones Who Walk away from Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuinn describes the utopian city of Omelas. Everyone seems to be joyful and in harmony, even the horses whom are at the Festival of Summer. There is … Continue reading →

The question I chose is “What lessons or warnings can be gleaned from the dystopian narrative, and how do they relate to contemporary society?” I believe that “From Beyond” by H.P Lovecraft is a dystopian text because the narrator finds … Continue reading →

I believe that Ursulas argument in her essay “American SF and the Other” is that science fiction has this idea that continues to be written that men, the rich and even aliens always seem to be the heroes. She argues … Continue reading →

My name is Carolina Reyes and my major is health science. I should graduate in summer 2024 . I plan to transfer to Brooklyn College and continue studying. Im interested in becoming a physical therapist. I chose to take this … Continue reading →