SPECULATIVE LITERATURE
Ursula K. Le Guin
Um-Helat
The strict rules that create a high standard and any rule breaker will not be given any leniency, but met with extreme punishment.
"some people are less important than others" is the main notion
"there is only one treatment for this toxin once it gets into the blood: fighting it. Tooth and nail, spear and claw, up close and brutal; no quarter can be given, no parole, no debate."
The worldviews have been influenced by our world's system and is slowly infecting Um-Helat
Omelas
"They all know that it has to be there. Some of them understand why, and some do not, but they all understand that their happiness ... depend wholly on this child's abominable misery."
The pain / guilt of knowing that one is suffering for the happiness of oneself is too much to bear.
"Sometimes also a man or woman much older falls silent for a day or two, and then leaves home"
"The child needs you, too, don’t you see? You also have to fight for her, now that you know she exists, or walking away is meaningless." Fight to maintain the perfect world.
Strict rules on keeping the sacrifice and the harsh treatment for the child
Both are dystopian utopias
Both have extreme measures to maintain their happiness
Both are thought stories which invoke thinking on morality and justice as well as prioritization of whether it is worth it.
One for all.
Tales of Earthsea
"The Rule of Names"
"Tehanu"
Fantasy
Power of truenames
Adventure
The Professor's Houses
The Wife's Story
Poems
Body Horror
Feminism
Taoism
Time and finality
Inevitable
Eternal
Transformation
Psychoanalytic Theory
Intense obsessions and dreams
Suppression of needs
Incompetence of Julia
Jose Saramago
Blindness
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Philip K. Dick
TED Talk - Blindness is just another way of seeing
Vague and confusing writing structure along with avoidance of names
Blindness in terms of ignorance to situations
Political power usage to keep public in the blind. May escalate to lethal or abusive force
Panopticism, especially in the asylum
Worldwide pandemic similar to the current times. Parallelism with COVID 19.
Religious critiques
Takes a look at a 'what if' scenario for Jesus following God's commands
The book is written from Jose Saramago's non-religious perspective
Caused conflict with churches
Psychological motivations for Jesus. Possibly Psychoanalysis critical theory could be used
Typically a problem with religion is discussed or shown. An example is faith
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Adapted into a movie, "Bladerunner"
'First' Sci-Fi literature
New common terms, such as "andys"
Psychoanalytical theory is shown in marital relations
Takes place in 2019, which is currently the past.
Structuralism can be used to depict the speculative society of 2019
Jeff De Castro
God's Paradise
The story is inspired by real-life people, Seven Craychuk could be Kevin Spachuk
Unorthodox worldviews similar to extremist Islamic groups. It is also carried out in a global or large scale.
Pandemic created makes people paralyzed while coughing and shaking violently, according to author.
Heavily influenced by "Jojo's Bizzare Adventure" and makes a lot of pop-culture references
Prequel to 'best-selling novel', "Krazy Krook Kio"
Oppressed people in society are represented to be exploitable. this refers to the many shady and borderline-illegal actions politicians can take to get what they want.
A single empowered person deciding the fate of the world with their own perspective, ignorant of the reasoning of others. The dynamic of power and freedom is created.
Replicants have no salvation
Parallels with American racism are made
What does it mean to be human?
Should replicants be treated as inferiors to humans?
Slaves to their creators