“What have they done to you now, Tally?”: Post-Posthuman Heroine vs. Transhumanist Scientist in the Young Adult Science Fiction Series Uglies

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Petros Panaou
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction

scholarly journals Sentence Fragments in the Narration of the Novel "The Hunger Games"

Lexicon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhani Nurhusna
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Fiction Writing ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Hunger Games ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Hunger Games ◽  
Dependent Clause

The use of sentence fragments is generally discouraged in good English writing because they lack one or more essential components of a sentence, namely a subject and/or a predicate, and thus are grammatically unacceptable. However in fiction writing, the use of sentence fragments is not only quite common in dialogue, but in narration as well. The present study analyses sentence fragments in the narration of the first novel of the young-adult science-fiction trilogy The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins, to investigate the types of fragments employed in the novel and their classification based on syntactic structure in the form of dependent-clause fragments and phrase fragments. The sentence fragments were further analysed for their use based on the context of their preceding sentences. The use of sentence fragments in the novel basically serves the function of creating emphasis or stressing important points in the story.

Young Adult Science Fiction (review)

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-224
Author(s):  
Warren Rochelle
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction

“The Electric Boy1 Grows Up”: Science Fiction for a Young Adult Audience

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-76
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Speculative Fiction ◽  
Dystopian Literature ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Over Time

Chapter 2 shows in a compressed, somewhat truncated way, the unique history of science fiction (sometimes called speculative fiction). This chapter also shows some of the myriad theoretical approaches that have been used in the study of science fiction over time. It then demonstrates how those approaches have been used by giving close readings of science fiction texts intended for young adults. This is in an effort to show the difference between science fiction and dystopian literature. It shows that it is a literature directly concerned with the subject’s encounter with the o/Other.

Young Adult Science Fiction (review)

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-475
Author(s):  
Donna R. White
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction

scholarly journals Colonialism and Postcolonialism in Science Fiction for Greek Children

MANUSYA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Georgios Papantonakis
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Greek History ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Literary Colonialism ◽  
Colonialism And Postcolonialism

In contemporary Greek history we do not encounter the historical and social phenomena of colonialism or postcolonialism with the exception of cases where nations conquered Greek islands; the Dodecanese Islands and the Eptanisa (Seven Islands) were conquered by the English and the Italians, and Cyprus was conquered by the British in the Middle Ages and in contemporary times. These historical situations have been transferred into certain historical Greek fictions in adult literature and in the literature of children and young adult. The focus of this essay is on investigating and depicting colonialist attitudes and post-colonialist situations in science fiction for Greek Children. Initially, we attempt a brief introduction to the literature of children and young adults and mainly science fiction for children in Greece, and following this we outline the aims of our research. Then we define the terms “colonialism,” “postcolonialism” and the new suggested terms “historical colonialism” and “literary colonialism” and refer to their relationship with science fiction. This is due to the fact that the setting of these narratives “is dictated” by a group of events that the writers themselves have either brought about or believe will take place in the future. Afterwards we point out the criteria that are used to distinguish between five types of colonization in the texts and we investigate at greater length the role that children and adolescents play in the texts, as they participate actively as liberators and saviors, as protectors for peace and the environment or as characters that take on the roles of adults. The children and young adults remain passive spectators of a peaceful colonization or do not participate in the action since the heroes in the story are insects. In this case, they are limited to the role of reader. Through the study of these texts, we detect similarities to similar situations, both in antiquity and at a later date, or during contemporary times where similar policies in certain countries have been regarded. Finally, we realize that after the inversion of colonialism and the liberation of the colonized planets, these planets are governed democratically, according to Plato’s and Aristotle’s ideas on politics.

Young Adult Literature: Science Fiction and Fantasy Series Books

1980 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Al Muller ◽  
C. W. Sullivan III
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Series Books
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