Science Fiction Essays and Research Papers

The main characters of District 9 are Wikus Van De Merwe, Christopher Johnson, Little Christopher Johnson, Tania Van De Merwe, Piet Smit, Koobus and Obesandjo. Wikus Van De Merwe is the main character of District 9. Wikus was one of the head operatives for the “relocation project” of aliens. This project was made to move…

The Martian is 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and initially released on September 24,2015 at London. This is the novel based movie written by Andry Weir. The film depicts an astronaut’s lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind, and efforts to rescue him. It starts the Matt Damon, Jassica…

The concept of a utopia often comes from science fiction novels. Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End and Lois Lowry’s The Giver both establish a utopia using control and advanced technology to maintain its perfection. Although society developed in the novels signify civilization reaching higher human potential, creating a utopia proves high cost for both societies…

Cyberpunk science fiction has various attributes relating to earlier hacker and punk culture influences of the mid 20th century. This subgenre draws itself away from the typical techniques of science fiction by utilizing contrasting characteristics of society. A common theme of cyberpunk science fiction that is demonstrated within the story of “Johnny Mnemonic” by William…