Intro to Sci-Fi

6 flashcards · Literature · by Logan Pollack

1. Science Fiction Definition #1

   Literature of Change

2. Science Fiction Definition #2

   Literature that importantly involves science or technology

3. Wish Fulfillment

   things, conditions or situations that do not currently exist, but are desirable to the author

4. Changes may be seen as positive or negative but they must be lasting

5. How is Sci-Fi different from Fantasy?

   Science Fiction: Follows Natural Laws, Ends with a new order, is optimistic Fantasy: Invents its own laws, restores old order, is pessimistic

6. In Science Fiction technology is

   neutral