Ray Bradbury’s "There Will Come Soft Rains" and James Tiptree Jr.'s "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" - Probable Futures of our World Since the beginning of time mankind has predicted the end of the universe. From early Christians to science fiction authors of the 20th century, each generation has had its own vision of how life on earth will cease to exist. In earlier times though, most apocalyptic ideas consisted of the "hand of God," or God’s figures punishing humankind for its sins and ending
family had returned to the South Carolina plantation to resume their lives there. Shortly after their return, the family was visited by Mr. Chesnut, owner of a nearby plantation, and his son James. James was twenty-one and had just graduated from Princeton. James and Mary began a courtship that ended with James proposing to Mary when she was fifteen years old. Her mother and father d... ... middle of paper ... ...asy to tell whether she really hated slavery or if she later changed her diary to
Barnstable, Massachusetts near Plymouth. Her parents were James Otis and Mary Allyne Otis, they lived on a farm at Barnstable where James prospered as a merchant, farmer, and an attorney for seventy-six years. James Otis also served as a judge of the court of common pleas for his country and a colonel in the militia. Mercy's great-great grandfather came to America on board the Mayflower as a servant, and signed the Mayflower compact. James Jr., Joseph, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Samuel were the
The Power Struggles in Jury of Her Peers and Mama Come Home The issue of dominance and subordinance is addressed in the short stories “A Jury of her Peers” by Susan Glaspell and “Mama Come Home” by James Tiptree, Jr. In the stories the subordinates are harmed by the dominants, but the subordinates overcome the suppression to triumph in the end. The groups with the power control the laws and the positions of the weaker group. To begin with, “A Jury of her Peers” is about the way women in
The late 1970’s marked major transitions for American culture and world culture alike. The wildly brazen Punk music, that defined the decade, was moving out and the famed Rock ‘n’ Roll of the 80’s was getting its launch. Jimmy Carter, and his less than notable presidency, would guide the country through it. More importantly, the United States was in the midst of the second wave of feminism. The second wave extended from the original struggle for suffrage. It broadened the fight, questioning sexuality
In James Tiptree Jr’s short science fiction story “Houston, Houston, Do You Read?”, three men aboard their spaceship accidentally travel into a future solely inhabited by women. From their various interactions with the women on board the Gloria spacecraft, the men quickly discover that they have no place in this futuristic environment and are denied access back to Earth. While this rejection appears tyrannical on the women’s part, it is justifiable as the utopian nature of the female society thrives
sexuality in SF. Some of what I have read seems to be a general overview while some is more focused, but everything clearly references other theorists, studies and texts to back up the arguments made. The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction- Edward James This book combines essays by academics and writers of SF, which examine the genre from diverse perspectives. It inspects the beginnings of SF from Thomas More to the present day, and presents significant critical approaches such as Marxism, feminism
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regime Cracks Down on Women" Ms. May/June 1997: 12. Strangewords.com. 3 Apr 2000. . The official Isaac Asimov Web Page. 2 Apr 2000. . The official Nicola Griffith Web Page. 2 Apr 2000. . The Vonnegut Web Page. Chris Huber. 3 Apr 2000. Tiptree, James Jr. Houston, Houston, Do You Read?: Science Fiction: The SFRA Anthology. Ed. Warrick. Green Bay, WI: Harper Collins, 1988. 434-474. Women and the Military. 2 Apr 2000. . Back to Babes in Space Research Reports