Speculative Fiction & Poetry--Assignment 1 James Madison University

Instructions: Please type your initial commentary for submission. It should be at least a paragraph or two. Your question/quote can be handwritten or typed on the bottom/back of the same page or on another full-sized sheet of paper. Remember to include your name at the top of the assignment. Multiple pages should be stapled together.

• The prompt for your first Initial Commentary is the following:
  Compare some aspect of the perspective on time travel in the two literary works. For instance, is one more positive than the other in some way? Does the impact of time travel in each work reveal something different about human nature or the human condition? Is one more complex than the other in its assessment of time travel?
  Remember also to write down at least one question about (or a quote) from at least one of the readings.