Perspectives

Understanding a literary text like “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov often requires that you put it into perspective by connecting the textual analysis with other contextual issues such as the relevance of the given text today or similar works.

Current issues

“The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov was initially published in 1951, but it soon became very popular and has been anthologized for school curricula in many countries.

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Works in the same genre

The short story belongs to the science-fiction genre, which is characterized by the use of imagined future technologies, describing worlds and societies which have been shaped by various technologies.

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Works with the same theme

The theme of education is very complex and diverse, which allows authors to explore it in different ways. A story which deals with other aspects of education is “Butterflies” by Patricia Grace,...

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Works by the same author

Isaac Asimov was a very prolific sci-fi writer. If you are not familiar with his work, we recommend novels like “The Foundation” series...

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