Response about ‘The Return of the Moon Man’ Response about ‘The Return of the Moon Man’ This story is about a family that lives in 2500 DC.All the talk about the Moon happened when a space-ship crash landed in the field of that family, and one of the astronauts bit his tongue.It's from that event that the entire story starts:Grandfather,a technology hating farmer,takes place of the injured moon-man to go to the moon,in an attempt to avoid his son Dai to do so.Gran, who suffers with the absence of her husband, goes to the mountain every night hoping that she could see him again. Bronwen, Grandfather's granddaughter, accompanies all the action, going after Gran to the mountain. It all finishes with Gran's confirmation about his death, and a new marriage with Llewellyn.They goes to 1954 for their honeymoon. Meanwhile, Grandfather returns,knowing what had happened , the fiery elderly also went to 1954 and to the Middle Ages.Llewellyn caught Black Death.Grandfather smashed Gran’s Time Machine and left Gran stranded in the Middle Ages. This story is like a mixture of moralistic folk story and science fiction,or more precise,soft science fiction.Looking at the full text,only ‘space-ship’ ‘set off for the moon’ ‘time machine’and ‘A.D.2500’can indicate it is a sci fi. In my imagination,the future in 2500 does not agree with the future this story implies .The reason is that this story was written in 1954,when electricity was still a luxury,but now space-ship,moon-man and electronic things do not just exist in sci fi anymore. It shows that many scenes are in sci fi now.but they may not be far much longer. Reading Science fiction is a good way to think about culture and society too because,for the most part, the story reflects what was going on culturally and socially during the time it was written.From this story we can see how dominant men repressed women and ignored their progress in society.For instance,the Grandfather acts as a master in the family, it is he who decides what the other members can do.Like all tyrants, he is unpredictable and contradictory.He calls all technologic things evil’s inventions but he is the first to press down the switch.In spite of his previous beliefs all of a sudden he went to the moon by space-ship.He does not take care of the others. He does not care if his absence will arouse all the sad feelings of his family members. At the end of the story, he cruelly punishes his wife 'with immense satisfaction'.

Pls help me with this sci fi story...thanks! The Return of the Moon Man E.L. Malpass A space ship crash lands in the field of a bad tempered, technology hating Welsh farmer. His long suffering wife and bewildered family wonder what will happen next. 'The Return of the Moon Man', based on the short story by E.L. Malpass, is an appealing mixture of retro sci fi and moralistic folk story, and is the latest revised kit in the BritLit family. Here is the link of this story http://kidslink.bo.cnr.it/irrsaeer/moo/mootes.html I don't fully understand this story... I don't know why the grandpa did like this to hurt his wife... so could u guys read it patiently and help me a bit? Thanks a lot!

let's talk about this science fiction story.... Here is a sci fi story our teacher asked us to read... After reading I feel a bit sad for the grandma...for me the grandpa is so cruel without thinking his wife's feeling at all!Actually I don't fully understand why the grandpa did like this.... Do u guys have interest to read this with me and share your opinions? I will be very happy to listen to you! The Return of the Moon Man Submitted by TE Editor on 7 July, 2010 - 17:35 A space ship crash lands in the field of a bad tempered, technology hating Welsh farmer. His long suffering wife and bewildered family wonder what will happen next. 'The Return of the Moon Man', based on the short story by E.L. Malpass, is an appealing mixture of retro sci fi and moralistic folk story, and is the latest revised kit in the BritLit family. http://kidslink.bo.cnr.it/irrsaeer/moo/mootes.html