Science-fiction Studies, Issues 2-4SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 74
... character capable of not registering feeling , or whether that was a trait in the author himself , would be hard to decide ; but there is no doubt that the ability to conceal , repress , or simply not feel any of the sub- tler and less ...
... character capable of not registering feeling , or whether that was a trait in the author himself , would be hard to decide ; but there is no doubt that the ability to conceal , repress , or simply not feel any of the sub- tler and less ...
Page 85
... character development . In SF there can be no development of character , because there are no characters . If a " character's " ideas change , then we are forced to believe in miracles , since we are shown no other psychological ...
... character development . In SF there can be no development of character , because there are no characters . If a " character's " ideas change , then we are forced to believe in miracles , since we are shown no other psychological ...
Page 293
... character is equally crude : in Parry's story the hero and heroine and their two allies are good by definition since they seek to escape the oppression of the bad people , of whom some are bad in that they manipulate the law in their ...
... character is equally crude : in Parry's story the hero and heroine and their two allies are good by definition since they seek to escape the oppression of the bad people , of whom some are bad in that they manipulate the law in their ...
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