There are a few generalizations we can make about science fiction, particularly the selections we read in class.
- Set in the future.
- Use of imaginative, highly advanced technology.
- Search for (or disintegration of) a “perfect” world.
- Issues of control or manipulation.
- Commentary on our present world.
Not all science fiction selections have all these elements. Indeed, some science fiction has only one or two of the above-mentioned elements.