you will choose one (1) of the below themes and analyze one (1) of the short stories that we have read, using two (2) literary devices below. This essay must be a minumum of three pages, plus your Works Cited page. You do not need to use sources beyond your short story
Typical themes in the genre of science fiction literature overlap greatly with many themes in traditional women’s literature, including:
First contact with the “other”
Artificial Intelligence
Extraterrestrial life
End of humanity (patriarchy/societal structure)
The future
Alternate history
Languages/communication
Military/conflict/violence
Parallel worlds
Sex and gender
Sexuality
Reproduction/procreation (pregnancy)
Colonization (of other planets, of earth, of the body)
Authors of science fiction explore these themes through the use of myriad literary devices, including:
Symbolism
Imagery
Characterization
Point of View
Narrative structure
Setting
Extended metaphor
Allegory
Foreshadowing/flashbacks
Anthropomorphism
Frame story
Juxtaposition
Internal/external conflict
The stories you may choose from for your analysis include:
Mary Shelley’s “Mortal Immortal”
Louisa May Alcott’s “Lost in a Pyramid; or, a Mummy’s Curse”
Charlotte Perkin Gilman’s Herland
L. Moore’s “Shambleau”
Taylor Hanson’s “The Undersea Tube”
Leigh Brackett’s “Enchantress of Venus”
Andre Norton’s “All Cats are Gray”
James Tiptree Jr.’s “The Man Who Walked Home”
James Tiptree Jr.’s “The Women Men Don’t See”
Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Sur”
Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds”
Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild”
Margaret Atwood’s “Homelanding”
K. Jemisin’s “The Ones Who Stay and Fight”
K. Jemisin’s “Walking Awake”
Nnedi Okorador and Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rusties”
Sofia Samatar’s “The Moon Fairy”
Sofia Samatar’s Tender”
Karin Tidbeck’s “The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir”
Nalo Hopkin’s “The Glass Bottle Trick”
Remember: You may not write about the same story as your literary analysis essay.
Your paper must include the following criteria:
A strong and relevant introduction paragraph;
A thesis statement that aligns with the assigned topic;
Well-developed body paragraphs that contain topic sentences which refer back to the thesis and provide supporting details from your analysis, including direct evidence (quotes) from the story to support your claims;
Strong organizational structure with a minimum of three body paragraphs;
A conclusion that reemphasizes the thesis statement;
General MLA guidelines, including a header, in-text citations and a Works Cited page in MLA format;
Correct grammar.
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