A Science Fiction novel of investigation and information of spacecraft and space-exploration with several objectives and demerits of technological advantage and disadvantages.

1. Name: Hirani Khushboo A.
M.A. SEM_III
CORE_07: Post Modern British Literature
Topic: Themes in the 2001:A Space Odyssey

2. Arthur C. Clerk
Born: 16th December,1971
Died: 19th March, 2008
• From 1941 to the War’s end he
was a ‘Technician 'with the Royal
Air force.
• He pursue his higher education
after receiving a fellowship to
attend King’s College in
‘London’
• He was graduated in 1948 with
Honors in ‘Math’ and ‘Physics’
• Worked as an Assistant Editor
for science abstracts magazine.
• Achievement: ‘Knighthood’
from Queen Elizabeth II

3. Literary Works
Fiction Work
• Against the Fall of Night (1948)
• The City and the Stars (1956)
• A Fall of Moon dust (1961)
Non- Fiction Work
• Interplanetary Fight (1950)
• The Exploration of Space (1955)

4. About the Novel
Based on the previous published Short Story “SENTINEL”
Sections
Part 1- Primeval Night
Part 2- TMA-1
Part 3- Between Planets
Part 4- Abyss
Part 5- The Moons of Saturn
Part 6- Through the Star Gate

5. Themes
• The Perils of Technology
 Explores technological
innovation and its possibilities
and its perils
 Two technological dangers of
technology are explored in great
detail.
-The problem of HAL
-Dangers of Nuclear Age

6. Evolution  The development of man from man
ape.
 The development & evolution that man
might undergo in the future.
 Evolution of Bowmen as he is turned
into a star child by the advanced
civilization of Extra- Terrestrial
Intelligence.
 Final goal Humanity
 Learn to Rid themselves of their
Biological trappings.

7. Space Exploration  Written before set foot on the
Moon.
 Early stage of Technology
 Offers or Glimpses of space
exploration
 Lengthy Journey:
- Fights to Saturn
- Advancement of technologies
-Include human hibernation

8. Bibliography
www.Study.com
www.Sparksnote.com
www.Gradsaver.com
Wikipedia