CLASSIFIED: SCIENCE FICTION

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CLASSIFIED SCIENCE FICTION
By Gordon Chan
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Are there any new themes or classifications for
Science Fiction?
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All Science Fiction can be placed into Patricia
Warricks 4 themes. They are
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Promethean theme
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In the Promethean theme, man pushes the limits of
technology to where they have never been pushed
before.
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Movies such as Artificial Intelligence are an
example of this theme.
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Ambiguity of Technology
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• Technology can been seen in terms of being
• Good- remarkable breakthrough
• Bad- causing destruction

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An example of this is the Terminator series.
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Irresponsibility of Science
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New technology or artificial life forms are
released into society with very little foresight.
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Blade Runner is an example of this theme.
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Shifting Role of Master and Servant.
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The technology that was created to serve mankind
now takes over.
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The Matrix is an example of this theme.
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I believe that all science fiction, past present
and future, will contain elements of Warricks 4
themes.
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The very nature of Science Fiction dictates that
life is either enhanced or disrupted because of
technology. The variations of how life will
changed can be classified into Warricks themes.
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Thus, I believe that there are no new themes to
Science Fiction.
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Definitions for Patricia Warricks 4 theme model
of science fiction came from Murphie Andrew,
Potts Jeff (2003) Culture and Technology New
York Palgrave MacMillan   Favorite Martian, and
Blade Runner pictures from http//www.scienceficti
onart.com/classic-science-fiction-images.html   Th
e Matrix http//www.sciencefictionart.com/home.htm
l  Robot gifs http//www.animationlibrary.com/a-l/
index.php3   Star Trek and spaceships http//dimes
tore.esmartweb.com/pages.html Sounds http//www.tr
ekconnection.com/Sounds/wave/   Artificial
Intelligence www.net-monster.com/
movie_artificialintellige...   Terminator www.nirg
al.net/ ori_another.html Where my Heart will take
me Written by Diane Warren performed by Russell
Watson