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#Ideas often take precedence over characterization in SF stories. Illustrate this using two of the assigned readings.
#SF stories often turn things around so that we see them in a new way. Describe how this technique is used in two of the assigned readings.
#Since SF stories can be set in any place or time, most begin by establishing the setting. Illustrate how this is done in four of the assigned readings. (Dmitri Edelchteine)
#By setting stories on other planets or using other races, the author is often holding a mirror up to our society or to human psychology. What is Asimov saying about us in “Nightfall”?
#Science fiction stories often have to deliver a lot of information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious way (i.e. as a dry lecture). Describe and illustrate the techniques used to do this in four of the assigned readings.
#Is "Helen O'Loy" a sexist story? Be sure to explain any terms you might use, especialy the term "sexist". (Jamie Stratton) (Jeff Jewitt) (Geoff Bowes)