The theme is probably something like "The influence of technology on society." The story is kind of autopian story, but from the perspective of the children who are the main characters of the story, it is a Dystopia, since they thought there was so much more fun back in the days when there were classrooms... but the whole story circles around the theme of technology and how children in this version of the future and how children today interact with that.
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The resolution of "The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov reveals that the children become nostalgic for the idea of traditional schools with human teachers as they realize the shortcomings of their automated educational system. Margie expresses a desire to experience the old-fashioned ways of learning and schooling.
Yes, 'The Fun They Had' by Isaac Asimov is a short story.
A short story, but it depends on what you mean. Isaac Asimov wrote a story about a robot named Robbie, and it was a short story. The short story was included in a collection that the publisher called I, Robot (even though Isaac Asimov didn't agree with the title, since there was already a Sci Fi short story with that name that Asimov had read). Isaac Asimov's story, originally called Robbie, was expanded and published under a couple of different names after that, and the ideas behind the story were expanded into several novels in Asimov's robot series. I robot is a collection of nine short stories woven together as if a single narrator is telling the stories to a newspaper report.
That was by Dr. Seuss, not Dr. Asimov!
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov in the short story "Liar!"
The tone in the short story "Robbie" by Isaac Asimov is nostalgic and bittersweet. It conveys a sense of longing for the past and the innocence of childhood, while also exploring themes of technology and human emotion.
Isaac Asimov's most anthologized short story is likely "Nightfall," a science fiction story about a planet with multiple suns where a rare occurrence plunges the world into darkness and causes chaos among its inhabitants. It has been widely reprinted in various collections and anthologies.
"Hallucination" by Isaac Asimov was first published in 1985 in the anthology "Robot Dreams."
The Feeling of Power - 1957
Yes, "The Ugly Little Boy" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It follows the relationship between a nurse from the future and a Neanderthal boy brought to the present. The story explores themes of time travel, evolution, and humanity.
Robot Dreams - Asimov short story - was created in 1986.
The theme of the short story "Franchise" by Isaac Asimov centers around the ethical dilemmas and dangers of relying solely on technology and automation to make important decisions, particularly in the realm of governance and democracy. It raises questions about the balance between efficiency and human involvement in decision-making processes.