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While reading Journey to the Center of the Earth similarities to another work of fiction jumped out at me. I felt that this book was a lot like the movies of Indiana Jones that I grew up with. When this thought settled in, I decided that I did not think that Journey to the Center of the Earth was science fiction. In both works, the focus of the story is more on the adventure of the story than on the science. In neither work is there any scientific technology that is impossible or unknown. And finally, in neither work, had the locations been real, would it be scientifically impossible to make the Journey that both make. In order to make an argument that Journey to the Center of the Earth is not science fiction, I must first establish the question, what is science fiction? The literal definition taken from www.dictionary.com is “A literary or cinematic genre in which fantasy, typically based on speculative scientific discoveries or developments, environmental changes, space travel, or life on other planets, forms part of the plot or background.” By this definition Journey is a definite work of science fiction. However, if this is true, would not Indiana Jones be considered science fiction also? It also seems to fall into the literary definition. Yet, no everyday person would consider Indiana Jones science fiction. Instead they would consider it Fantasy/Adventure. Why is this? What makes the distinction between these two works? My definition is much different than that of the dictionary.
Approximate Word count = 1003
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