sci+fi+story+notes

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 * What about all these other stories? **
 * ** What is the author's concern? **
 * ** What is the author saying about that concern? **
 * ** Theme? Subtext? What are we looking for? **

Authors write because they’re trying to tell us something. Sci fi stories are often warnings or red flags about something in society.
 * What is the author’s stated topic?
 * What is the topic of the author’s theme?
 * What is the author saying about it?

“A Sound of Thunder”
 * stated topic: time travel, consequences of our actions
 * we can mess up the world
 * scientific discoveries?
 * consequences of our actions?
 * Thesis: watch out for the unexpected consequences of our actions
 * and our inventions

“Hollow”
 * U.P.s live on the planet Hollow
 * UnPerfect – flawed, disabled