What is science fiction?

Question

Well i know it sounds rude but can someone explain me with easy words what is science fiction.
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I need make science fiction essay can someone help me write it very please

Answer 1

“What is science fiction?” is the question that has followed most writers within the genre for most of their careers. Each usually has his or her own unique answer, but my favorite was said by (I believe) Damon Knight: “Science fiction is what I point at when I say ‘science fiction’.”

That answer is not as flippant as it may first seem, since I assume that what you are really asking is how does science fiction differ from other genres, especially its closest sibling fantasy?

Well, a lot of the time the lines are arbitrary, as implied by Knight’s quote. Like all category fiction, science fiction has its unique retinue of archetypes and clichés: robots, space ships, aliens, ray guns, sentient computers, and time machines. Fantasy has wizards, unicorns, and magic. These genre furnishings, however, do not define the fields. The fundamental difference is that fantasy describes the conflict amid the impossible, while science fiction does the same with the possible.

Simply put, a science fiction story is one where science is an integral part of the plot. That is, it is not a romance or a western in which scientific elements have been tacked on, but instead if the science were removed, the story would collapse. In fantasy, you are free to break any scientific law that you choose. Wizards who chant the right words can speak with clouds or transform themselves from a human to an ant without worrying about conservation of mass. The genius inventor in a science fiction story couldn’t do either one.

Furthermore, science fiction doesn’t have to be about interstellar ships, strange alien worlds, or even robots. For example, if a story posed the question, “What would the world be like if clocks had never been invented?”, in essence it would still be science fiction, even if there is never mention of a single gosh-wow gadget or a mad scientist.

So, if science fiction must be a story in which 1) science is integral and 2) known scientific laws are not violated, then wouldn’t that mean stories like Star Wars and Star Trek are really fantasy?

In a word, yes. Einstein said that if you are going to be a member of this universe, you don’t get to travel faster than the speed of light. The Millennium Falcon and the Enterprise do it all the time. Then, there is the whole issue of any sufficiently advanced science being indistinguishable from magic. It gets kind of sticky after a while. So, while Star Wars and Star Trek may not follow the mold exactly, they are far deeper into the scientific camp than, say, Lord of the Rings. So, that brings us back to the only true dividing line: “Science fiction is what I point at when I say ‘science fiction’.”

Answer 2

Science fiction is a fictional (made up, not real) story that uses some form of science to set it apart from the real world. For example, instead of someone living on earth, in a science fiction story, they might live on another planet. Or on a space station. So some things, the background, would be different, but the main part of the story would be the same as in any other fiction story - interaction between people. You could have a science fiction love story, a science fiction murder mystery, a science fiction adventure story, etc.

Answer 3

Science fiction is a made up science. A science that is not real. That is about as clear as I can get it.

Answer 4

This is science fiction.

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