Author Archives: Gabriel Aguilar

The story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”, is a story that relies on the reader’s suspension of disbelief at the very end. However, in the beginning, we are within a relatively grounded sci-fi mystery. I think the natural … Continue reading →

The story “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” by James Tiptree, otherwise known as Alice Sheldon, is a story with deep roots in our society. It revolves around the themes of escapism, capitalism, infatuation, and greed. These themes run deep … Continue reading →

Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild” presents an excellent example of parasitic symbiosis. Parasitism, which the National Library of Medicine defines as “A symbiotic relationship in which a symbiont lives all or part of its life in or on a living host, usually … Continue reading →

The Blabber Pages 6-16 Within the story “The Blabber” by Vernor Vinge, specifically on pages 6-16 we get a bit of an info dump about the world/worlds and its lore. The scene that gives us this mass of information happens … Continue reading →

For my post, I will be responding to question 2. Who are the marginalized and disenfranchised groups in each of the stories and how are each treated by the powers that be? Within the stories “Lifecycle of Software Objects” by … Continue reading →

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I would argue that “The Veldt” and “The Commuter” don’t share a lot of similarities. However, they share some aspects that do make them good counterparts to each other. It’s almost as if these two stories run opposite of each … Continue reading →

The Penal Colony is a story about devotion, perseverance, and blind faith. It revolves around four characters who are gathered together to watch the process of a death sentence via a machine. This machine, which operates by scraping needle-like appendages … Continue reading →

Why do the citizens of Omelas have to be made aware of the existence of the child in the basement? Omelas is all about the continued happiness of it’s people and the culture that they hope to cultivate. They realize … Continue reading →

For this post I have decided to answer the question “What symbols or imagery are used to convey the mood, atmosphere, or thematic elements of the text?”, I think this is one of the few questions that can relate to … Continue reading →

The first essay I read, entitled “American Science Fiction and the Other” describes a lack of “person” within the characters of Science Fiction. That is to say that the general populous, the royal we, do not act with agency in … Continue reading →

Hey everybody, My name is Gabriel Aguilar and I am a student here at NYCCT. After high school, I ended up working in the commercial video industry. I made a lot of commercials and internal videos for companies and honed … Continue reading →