Write a paragraph describing the scene above. What do you see? What feelings are conveyed? What techniques is the artist using to create those feelings? What title would you give this painting? Why?

Echoes of Emptiness a surrealist painting by Salvador Dali

Science Fiction Journeys to the Unknown

Elements of Science Fiction Unusual Settings –Often futuristic –Unexplored or unknown places –Other planets –Travel through time and space

Elements of Science Fiction Unusual Characters –Unreal, incredible, or idealized characters –Technological beings as characters

Elements of Science Fiction Fantastic Plots –Employ new scientific discoveries (real or imagined) to drive the story –Explore conflicts between natural or human world and the technological, scientific or an alien world

Elements of Science Fiction Specialized Themes –Show the wonders and dangers of technology –Show the pride and folly of humans in dealing with the unknown or different –Show the consequences of taking a tradition, behavior, or law to its extreme