Today in class we read an article regarding Climate Fiction. The article was called Climate Fiction: Can Books Save the Planet? written by J.K. Ullrich. The article examined the benefits of Climate Fiction and how it can help in many circumstances. After we completed the article, we were tasked with answering a few questions on Google Classroom in a paragraph. The first question asked to discuss how Wall-E fits into the category of Climate Fiction. Wall-E examines what the Earth will be like after humans have polluted and destroyed it. The second question asks how Ready Player One does the same. The following question, asks why Ullrich thinks Climate Fiction texts are important. Ullrich states Cli-fi "presents bleak visions of the future, but within such frightening prophecies lies the real possibility that it’s not too late to steer in a different direction". Cli-fi is intended to inspire humans to change their ways to prevent these fiction stories from becoming a reality.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/climate-fiction-margaret-atwood-literature/400112/
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