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Science Fiction (Innovation and Progress (Station Eleven by Emily St. John…

- - - - Different emotions and forces drive the main characters' decisions and actions in these movies, but both leading male characters fight for their lives and/ or love because they believe it will make their existence better. For Valerian, love will fix his emotional baggage; for Mark, surviving will prevent a horrible, lonely death millions of miles away from any other human beings.
  - - - These two texts show the relationship between time period and human interaction. Love, in both cases, is seen differently than how we view it today, and this is because of the times in which these texts are set.
  - - - Suicide actually has a lot to do with the idea of personal agency in that it is a completely individual choice. Both Frank and Dana decide to escape their situations at some point, and this decision - death over life - is the ultimate proof of their free will.
  - - - Lies and deceit play a huge role in both of these texts. For the donors in Never Let Me Go, a lie is what keeps their spirits up, and this is the same for Mark in The Martian. This false hope inspires action, but in the end it is often futile (Mark's crew was originally not told he was still alive/ the donors realize the deferrals are not real).
- - - - Differences (social, economic, appearance, etc.) determine how we place value on other cultures. This is the same for species-distinctions in many of the texts, including these two.
  - - - In both Kindred and the poem, humans have become unable to connect with one another (based on racial differences and/ or technological advancements). In The Time Machine, two groups are similarly foiled, and the fear one creates for the other reinforces the 'otherization' and social hierarchies within it.
- - - - Perhaps the laziness of the Eloi is a result of an apocalyptic event that altered the human course from one of innovation to more concerned with entertainment and art.
- - - - Like in the poem, the Eloi experience life in a carefree manner, spending time doing what they want instead of what is right or what is intelligent. This supports the idea that too much progress, as well as too much freedom, can result in stagnancy and apathy.
  - - - In both texts, it is presumed that human innovation is or was the end of all humanity. Our technology will advance to the point at which we can no longer control it, and this will be our ultimate downfall.
  - - - In both of these texts, travelling faster than the speed of light is an important concept/ method of travel. Perhaps this represents the human desire to outrun time.
  - - - Two clear conceptions of the idea of technology progressing beyond humanity's capability of harnessing its useful attributes.
- - - - In The Word for World is Forest, the social hierarchy present 'otherizes' the Athsheans, much like all the alien species in Valerian. However, in the former text, Davidson's narration is so cruel and emotionless toward the Athsheans that he himself is actually 'otherized' to the reader.
  - - - In many of these texts, the ruling or original class holds power over the newer or artificial ones. Humans here use their power to create lives and then dictate how they will be lived.