Science Fiction

Science fiction has become an ever more popular subject for writers and readers to enjoy and find comfort in. The stories filled with trolls and lords of the underworld bring readers into the mythical world where they can lose themselves and become the hero or villain they are reading about. These writings, without the backstory, are seemingly impossible to read and stay interested throughout the story. Science fiction is, in my opinion, the hardest literature to read or speak literally about.

Deciphering the context used throughout science fiction sometimes baffles my comprehension of the English language. In the article DRAGONS EGG in the December 5th 2011 New Yorker the use of fictional names such as: Wormtongue, Eowyn, Rohan, Gollum, and Galbortorix displaces my interest as I do not know anyone with these names which makes them unrealistic and uninteresting to me. If these names were more common such as David or Peyton I could try to relate the characters to everyday people which I interact and try to find similarities in them. This, in turn, would ultimately create a vested interest in the story which I could begin to create a feeling of understanding in the writings.

The settings of the storylines are so farfetched they are, most of the time, beyond comprehension. The thought of having two internets one with billions of people partaking and one with only around two hundred or so people in tears my comprehension of the know to the point I write it off as being worthless reading with no educational content (MY INTERNET) A distant planet with women getting men fat just so they can lay their eggs on the men to feed on their fat nutrient rich bodies is, to me, ridiculous as the only mammal to lay eggs is the platypus and they are not parasitic. (SPIDER WOMEN) To quote C.S. Lewis in the article ON SCIENCE FICTION "Even if it is a vise to read science fiction, those who cannot understand the very temptation to that vise will not be likely to tell us anything of value about it." This sums it up, it is very difficult for me to follow and understand the complex false worlds created by the writers of science fiction.

Story lines and characters throughout science fiction are not only the things that denture my interest, it's the science fiction culture that steers me clear of diving into becoming interested in goblins and wizards. My family, comprised of blue collared hard working members of society, was focused on real issues of everyday life and how to overcome them. If a book was to be read it was for informational purposes on how to fix a problem which brought enjoyment rather than wasting time reading something of "no value" that couldn't help us out. Still to this day if I read something it is to educate myself on something that may someday be helpful to me or my family and this brings me enjoyment. I believe that I am not alone as everyone I work with shares the same feelings