Is science fiction in some cases creativity and imagination or is it a rude awakening?
             Ender's Game, Unaccompanied Sonata and Harrison Bergeron share the common themes of isolation and control. Ender's game is about a boy who was chose to save the world and had to be isolated in his training to do so. Unaccompanied Sonata tells of a controlled society where people are not free to do what they want to do. Harrison Bergeron is a piece that illustrates both mental and physical control. It is not a coincidence that these authors chose these same themes while writing their pieces of science fiction. They all had the same idea in mind, comparing the American society to these seemingly impossible societies.
             When looking at the American society, the majority of people see great schools, career opportunities and most importantly, a land of freedom. These authors see a nation of controlled and isolated minds. They see the school systems, government, laws and guidelines that we live by a way of brainwashing American citizens. Even though the scenarios in their stories seem much to ridiculous to believe, the authors are implying that they are just as harmful. By writing their disturbing pieces of literature, they are trying to get the message across to the people that they are being controlled. They are hoping that someone will step up and attempt to break the system like Harrison Bergeron tried to do. They want someone to expand their knowledge and thoughts like Christian did. They want someone to fight and eventually come out successful like Ender did in his situation.
             Although Ender did not want to go to the military training camp, he did. This is not saying that he was forced to do it, but that he chose to. Many people might say that if Ender were a little bit older he would might have changed his mind and not gone. The circumstances he was put in forced him to make the decision he made. P. (21) "if you ...