Mimsy Were the Borogoves
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Mimsy Were the Borogoves is a classic science fiction short story, co-written by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, about children transformed by exposure to incomprehensible toys from the future.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mimsy Were the Borogoves canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Last Mimzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
C. L. Moore
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Henry Kuttner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | concepts from "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
children transformed by exposure to incomprehensible toys from the future
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nonlinear education and altered cognition ⓘ time travel influence on childhood development ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
cognitive development
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future human evolution ⓘ non-Euclidean or non-classical logic ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | children ⓘ |
| featuresElement | toys from the future ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle | The Last Mimzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
advanced technology appearing as toys
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childhood as gateway to new modes of thought ⓘ communication across time ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
danger and promise of advanced technology
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limits of adult understanding ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Last Mimzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | nonsense verse of Lewis Carroll ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | use of Carrollian terminology and imagery ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | effects of advanced, alien pedagogy on human children ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later depictions of uncanny educational toys in SF
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integration of children’s perspective with hard science-fictional ideas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jabberwocky
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The Last Mimzy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States (at time of writing) ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers of science fiction ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the poem "Jabberwocky" ⓘ |
| workOf | Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore writing in collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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