Science fiction is a genre of literature that is very hard to define because it varies drastically in themes. Some of these themes can include the search for immortality, travel in strange lands, encounters with unfamiliar creatures, trips beyond normal reality, and a superhuman hero's based on real science. ... The puerile covers and poor paper quality with occasional bad stories, made science fiction gain lower status than more "serious" literature. ... Both of these magazine had a more humanitarian and satiric view on the classic themes. ... Science fiction was seen as serious literat...

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The Bible was the foundation upon which puritan literature was built. ... The emergence of modern science and the scientific method had much to do with this new emphasis on reason. ... It had a strong influence on literature, music, and painting. ... Realistic novelists often relied on the emerging sciences of human and animal behavior-biology, psychology, and sociology-as well as on their own insights and observations. ... This movement called for something totally new and outrageous a bold experimentation and a sweeping rejection of all traditional themes and styles. ...

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In this paper it will refer to a style of literature. A very good example of this type of literature is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... Later, when he goes away to college in pursuit of knowledge about alchemy and other sciences, everything gets darker and darker. ... He didn't think about how humanity or the creature would be affected by his evil science. ... This is the most obvious of all the themes present in the novel. ...

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This philosophy of "art for art's sake" later evolved into the literary movement of Aestheticism which eschewed the symbolic and preachy literature of the day "especially in England "in an attempt to overcome strict Victorian conventions. Because of his emphasis on style and language, Poe proclaimed his writing a reaction to typical literature of the day, which he called "the heresy of the Didactic'' for its tendency to preach. ... Family is an important theme in this story. ... The illnesses in this story, as well as some of the natural phenomena, explore the theme of...

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In The Raven, he delved into the theme of death and loss. ... The themes of Poe's stories may very well be rooted in the unhappy events in his life. ... The main theme of the story is that one one can not escape death, because in the end it will come "like a thief in the night" and even people who seek "peace and safety...shall not escape" (Applebee). ... He was ultimately credited for creating the science fiction and mystery genres. ... Overall, Poe's works has left a long-lasting impact on American literature....

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As American literature is merely a reflection of American society, it can be concluded through reading several works that this constant, rudimentary fixation on death or dying is an unequivocally American theme. ... Although the idea of an eventual end is common to most social communities, Americans sit at the forefront of science and technology. ... Ahrensdorf states, in his article in The American Political Science Review, that "the modern state was based not on humans' hopes for salvation or their desire to fulfill their political natures, but on their fear of death and desire for sel...

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