![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Before we thought of inhabiting Mars, we were obsessed instead with Venus, and this is reflected in science fiction from the mid 20th century: Not sure if the colonisers have kept Earth time even on Venus, but we can assume they have.) The social dynamics on the playground also feel (blessedly) more 1950s than 2020s.ĭURATION - A little over two hours. The children play like 1950s children (not with devices, say, or technology of the future which we can’t even imagine today). But these humans have on-the-page migrated from America to Venus one of the families is thinking of going back.Īlthough this story is set in the distant future, it’s really a 1950s story. There’s a theory that life originated on Venus and then somehow seeded here on Earth. If this story were written today, it’d make more sense to set it in the distant past. It takes place sometime in the future, when humans have the technology to colonise Venus. Motivational Poems PERIOD - This story takes place at a completely different time from our present. ![]()
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