Stranger in a Strange Land

Analysis of Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein From Socrates and Plato in Ancient Greece to Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, mentorship has had a huge impact on not only the story's protagonist but also those who follow the protagonist through their journey. While mentorship creates the driving force, religion makes the basis for the ethical and moral code that will dictate how the protagonist acts. In Robert Heinlein’s science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Valentine Michael

The Article “A Stranger in Strange Lands” written by Lucille P. McCarthy is an examination of the writing process. This article follows a college student through a twenty-one month study to determine how the students writing ability is affected as he transitions from one classroom to another. Focusing on specific writing processes in different types of classrooms,this article hopes to uncover the importance and effect of writing towards a specific audience within a particular genre and to offer a

Stranger in a Strange Land is a book written by Robert A. Heinlein that completely throws away the social mores of the late fifties/ early sixties society. The book opens with a ship returning from a trip to Mars with an interesting passenger, a man, Michael Valentine Smith who was the son of a previous voyage to Mars that was believed to be entirely dead. This was a human raised by Martians, who are an ancient race that has various powers that are discovered later in the book to be possessed by

In the article “A Stranger in Strange Lands” Lucille Parkinson McCarthy, who is from Loyola College Maryland did a 21 month study on a college student’s (Dave) writing process. Lucille followed the student one class per semester of freshman and sophomore years to observe how students navigate different writing rules in different contexts and apply the rules to their writing. Lucille believes that both explicitly stated instructions and unarticulated social aspects of the class affect the student’s

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land is a novel that follows Valentine Michael Smith, a Martian, in his pursuit of adapting to life on Earth. Michael is brought to Earth and is held under constant security by the government due to the fact that he is legally the owner of the planet Mars. Ben Caxton, a reporter, and Jill Boardman, a nurse at the hospital that is holding Smith, plot to free “The Man from Mars.” However, the government becomes aware

Blackmore, Tim. "Talking with 'Strangers': Interrogating the Many Texts That Became Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land." Extrapolation 36.2 (Summer 1995): 136-150. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 Nov. 2016.Overall, Blackmore discusses how Stranger in a Strange Land is an example of criticism often being interpreted very differently by many people. Stranger in a Strange Land falls into what Alexei Panshin calls one of the three main ideas in Heinlein’s major works: decay and isolation. As an

Catron, Christine R. "Stranger In A Strange Land." Magill’s Guide To Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature (1996): 1-2. Literary Reference Center. Web. 11 Nov. 2016. The article begins with a summary on the plot of Stranger in a Strange Land. In the summary, Catron mentions how Smith is the son of Dr. Mary Jane Lyle Smith and Captain Michael Brunt of who is not Dr. Mary Jane Lyle Smith’s husband. The affair connects back to Smith’s inclusion of freedom of sexual relations in Smith’s church by displaying

Scheick, William J. "Stranger In A Strange Land." Sixties In America (1999): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 11 Nov. 2016. The article starts out with a brief summary about Stranger in a Strange Land. Moving into analysis, Scheick connects Smith to a criminal version of Moses through the sharing of human origin. Scheick believes Smith tries to convey the American society’s customs in a way that Smith finds most correct by essentially mixing the Martian perspective and Smith’s version of the human

guidance through hardship. Society is grateful for those who they believe are all-knowing individuals who will only do right by them. These teachers and government officials in society are the equivalent to “Old Ones” in Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land. They are the ones the Martians trust to guide them, and rightfully so as their creditability is built upon the fact the use the idea of grok, or fully understand situation, before acting or passing judgement on it. These reputable figureheads

One example of a Christ-like figure in literature is Valentine Michael Smith in Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land. Although this novel may not seem like it may contain parallels to Christianity and Christ himself, Smith is actually the epitome of Jesus…with a unique twist. For instance, similar to how Jesus is the inheritor of God’s creation, the planet Mars is considered to be Mike’s entitlement. He wanders the Earth by roaming from city to city—just as Jesus did as an adult—and he gains