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Essay / Way of life, social grouping, interactions and survival...
Out of the Silent PlanetOut of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis is a novel which denotes the difference between the social system of planet Earth and planet Malacandra . In Malacandra, groups live in harmony and complement each other. On earth, the social system is brutal and bad. The novel is a science fiction that covers the adventures and encounters of Dr. Ransom (major character) on a planet completely different from Earth. Ransoms lands on this planet by accident after being kidnapped by two evil men (Devine and Weston) and transported to the planet Malacandra (Mars) by a spaceship. In Planet Malacandra, Ransoms encounters the three different creatures that inhabit the planet, hrossa, sorns and pfifltriggi. He learns their common language and understands their relationship. Ransom learns that the social system of the planet Malacandra contrasts sharply with the social system of the planet Earth. In this regard, this article provides an analysis of the two planets, comparing and contrasting them focusing on lifestyle, social grouping, interactions, as well as survival and life. Off the Silent Planet is an illustration of how evil human beings on planet Earth are (Lowman 15). To show the social contrast, the author creates a utopian planet called Malacandra where the inhabitants live together in peace and harmony without the evil and brutality that characterizes planet Earth (Gegenheimer 602). The way of life on Earth is characterized by selfishness and insatiable greed. On earth, human beings seek to dominate each other. The novel could have been influenced by the action of Nazi Germany and imperialism in Western Europe. When Ransom landed in Malacandra, he thought the three groups would... middle of paper ...... Fantasia, mythmaker and poet. New York: Greenwood Publishing Company. 2007. Print. Gegenheimer, Albert Frank. “Language in two recent imaginary journeys.” Modern Language Association 61.2 (2009): 601-603. Print.Gibbons, Stella. “Imaginative Writing.” Light on CS Lewis. Ed. Jocelyne Gibb. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1965. Print. Lane, John. “Novels of the week”. Rev. from Out of the Silent Planet, by CS Lewis. New York Times October 1, 1938: 625. Times Literary Supplement. March 19, 2009. Print. Lewis, Clive. Off the silent planet. New York: Macmillan Company, 1966. Print. Lowman, Pete. Chronicles of the unfettered sky. Part 2 CS Lewis Out of the Silent Planet, 2011. Web. November 15, 2011. Schwartz, Sanford. “Cosmic anthropology: race a