A Saucer of Loneliness
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A Saucer of Loneliness is a classic science fiction short story that explores themes of isolation, communication, and human connection through the encounter between a lonely woman and a mysterious alien message.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Theodore Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
difficulty of interpersonal communication
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emotional loneliness ⓘ search for understanding ⓘ |
| features | mysterious alien message ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner life of a marginalized individual ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
desire for connection versus fear of rejection
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individual versus society ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
alien contact
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message in an unknown language ⓘ social alienation ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
message as symbol of hope
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saucer as symbol of otherness ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterTrait | loneliness ⓘ |
| hasTone |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
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emotionally focused ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a lonely woman ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
communication
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human connection ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
empathetic portrayal of loneliness
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humanistic approach to science fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Theodore Sturgeon short fiction corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| publishedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
impact of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence
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relationship between humans and the unknown ⓘ |
| workOf | Theodore Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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