If I Forget Thee, O Earth... Summary

When the story began, the father took his son Marvin out of space colonies. Marvin is 10 years old and lives in a different space colony. They go through colonial farms where the boy loves. As Marvin does not have such a thing at the residence level, I like the smell of plants and life. It is wonderful to stay there, but they should go. Marvin looked at the picture of the land and saw it on the screen of the television, but now we have to face it in real time. When they departed, he found a dazzling sun, a black sky and many shining stars; Marvin liked the stars, but now their flickering is like a lie as they are shining

They run very fast if they try to escape from something. The colony stayed on the horizon, now they are running at the foot of the valley and the mountain. Marvin was a bit afraid of this kind of landscape, but they were not the first explorers of this road. After driving for several hours between the hills and the mountains did not seem to end, they eventually reached a valley that was not covered with darkness. Light sources are the opposite of them

They stopped, but Marvin closed his eyes. A few minutes later, he saw through the light: he saw the mainland 's line, atmosphere, and clouds. The sunsets, the sea, the rain and the snow on this planet are beautiful. He knows this and the end of the world. But still he still can not go there. Because it is polluted by radiation.

My father told him about the destruction of the planet and its colonies - this is the only one in the world. This is a small oasis that should stop them from entering nature. Of course, if there is no goal, it will not work for a long time. Now, Marvin understands the reason and purpose of their pilgrimage. He will never touch himself the world, but he should speak to his descendants. One day, they return to Earth using a ship waiting near the colony and gain inheritance.

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"I forgot you, O earth" is a short story of science fiction written by British writer Arthur Clark, first published in the future SF magazine in 1951. It was subsequently published as part of the short story collection of "Expedition Earth" (1953). Psalm 137: 5 - "Jerusalem if you forget" - The writers mourn the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylonian troops. The theme of the story uses the uneasiness that was common in the then nuclear war.

"If I forgot you, Earth ..." was published in 1951. At that time, literary critics with most mainstream thought that science fiction had no literary value. From the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, British writers such as H. G. Wells and Jules Verne wrote a science fiction acclaimed, but this view still exists. Nonetheless, readers of Science Fiction still like the "short story of my favorite writer" that he often reads in science fiction such as Future. released. Indeed, many science fiction pulp magazines have helped science fiction become a negative image of critics, even if cheap magazines fascinated popular readers. When the story was collected in Clark's "Adventure of the Earth" in 1953, it did not attract much attention.

Originally appeared in "Pulp Science Fiction" magazine, it was republished in a series of similar quirky stories, "If I forgot you, Owas" is completely in the area of ​​science fiction fans. After the science fiction novel becomes a more important type, the story will be almost 20 years before the story is discovered. Most of this change is due to collaboration between Clark himself and 2001 SF movie producer Stanley Kubrick. This is the same respect for SF movies in cosmic roaming.