LITR 4632: Literature of the Future

Web-Highlight 2007

Tuesday, 12 June: Web-highlighter (midterms on alternative futures):
Ashley Schaller

“The alternative future is not linear or cyclical.  It is branching.  In an alternative future nothing is certain, not even the past.  Alternative future narratives challenge the reader to suspend all conceptions of reality and imagine a completely fluid and changeable universe.  They create an exciting, but complex, story.”

Midterm 2003 Example Y

“Wild story possibilities are present in the alternative narrative framework. For instance, "Mozart in Mirrorshades" has people from one branch of time invading another for natural resources….The alternative future narrative shows the drastic impact even seemingly insignificant decisions can make, and we must decide which branch of the future we will follow.”

Midterm 2005 Example Y