What Not to Do - Kindergarten
Kindergarten
By James E. Gunn
“Kindergarten” is a short sci-fi story written by James E. Gunn in 1970. The story sets itself through a “not so bright” child’s unusual journal, which he in his kindergarten is assigned to keep throughout seven days. The journal keeps his thoughts about a special task his kindergarten teacher has given him. He’s been told to develop a creation of life by playing with solar systems and astronomical environments. The fact that we follow his progress from drawing a quadrant in the beginning, and winds-up having designed an entire universe with toys, helps the understanding of how this story obviously bears a resemblance to the religious genesis.
Basically the story presents a regular kid’s heavily armed abilities’ of creating planets and solar systems. One can also say that the story deals with a boy’s creation of what only appears to be a small universe. Now here can the cited religious story of creation easily be connected to this higher scale to the text. The religious creation of life is in the text disguised in the shape of a child. This religious ring to it is portrayed with a very ambivalent attitude, partially because of the vague and abstract touch that lies within. This is because the story is portrayed through an ignorant and naive child’s point of view, and therefore misses the coherence with the religiousness. Alternately it reduces the general comprehension of the story and creates the touch of sci-fi. The primitive language doesn’t come together with the existential questions and meanings that in reality lie within the language. That’s what grants us a distorted touch. Can this really be counted as a religious story?
The text deals with a kindergarten child, that’s characterized as a slow “youngster.” The direct and impulsive thoughts that come out are not only showing but also proofing that the story takes place in a child’s mind. The child’s character appears to be very spontaneous and carefree, and in the
By James E. Gunn
“Kindergarten” is a short sci-fi story written by James E. Gunn in 1970. The story sets itself through a “not so bright” child’s unusual journal, which he in his kindergarten is assigned to keep throughout seven days. The journal keeps his thoughts about a special task his kindergarten teacher has given him. He’s been told to develop a creation of life by playing with solar systems and astronomical environments. The fact that we follow his progress from drawing a quadrant in the beginning, and winds-up having designed an entire universe with toys, helps the understanding of how this story obviously bears a resemblance to the religious genesis.
Basically the story presents a regular kid’s heavily armed abilities’ of creating planets and solar systems. One can also say that the story deals with a boy’s creation of what only appears to be a small universe. Now here can the cited religious story of creation easily be connected to this higher scale to the text. The religious creation of life is in the text disguised in the shape of a child. This religious ring to it is portrayed with a very ambivalent attitude, partially because of the vague and abstract touch that lies within. This is because the story is portrayed through an ignorant and naive child’s point of view, and therefore misses the coherence with the religiousness. Alternately it reduces the general comprehension of the story and creates the touch of sci-fi. The primitive language doesn’t come together with the existential questions and meanings that in reality lie within the language. That’s what grants us a distorted touch. Can this really be counted as a religious story?
The text deals with a kindergarten child, that’s characterized as a slow “youngster.” The direct and impulsive thoughts that come out are not only showing but also proofing that the story takes place in a child’s mind. The child’s character appears to be very spontaneous and carefree, and in the