Trident Eng201 module 4 case

CaseISAAC ASIMOV AND RAY BRADBURY

Case Assignment

In this case, we will analyze two very different "end-of-the-world"

stories: Asimov's "Nightfall," and Bradbury's "August 2026: There Will Come

Soft Rains." (Click on the URLs, Background Info page.) Both stories are

worth reading just for the fun of it, but as we read, we'll be thinking of

them in terms of a particular analytic framework.

Assignment Expectations

Write a 3- to 5-page essay containing the following elements.

- A very short (one-paragraph) précis of each story. This is not a

recap, but rather an aide memoire summarizing the story's main points.

- In what sense are they both "end-of-the-world" stories?

- What makes them SF stories, as opposed to conventional short fiction?

- On the Home Page, we listed some features of a good story. Choose the

feature on which you think the two stories are most dissimilar. For

example, you may think one of the stories has a particularly strong

opening, while the other is more difficult "to get into." Compare the two

stories in detail, with respect to that particular feature.

- Which story did you find to be the most entertaining? The most

memorable? Why?

Be sure to use appropriate citations and references.