Category: Reflections

I have to admit, every page I turned in this week’s reading was upsetting. I want the end of the world catastrophe to hit! There are many characters, but only one really provides me with mutliple, thougthtful speculation: Fred Lauren. In class we discussed how the book is filled with contrasting couplings (old money v… Continue reading Thoughts on Lucifers Hammer

Throughout the story, the comet that Tim Hamner discovers is known by many different names.  Some of the names are Hammerfall, The Hammer, Hamner-Brown comet, Hammer of God, and Lucifer’s Hammer.  I find it interesting that among all those names that the authors mention in the story, the one they used for their title was… Continue reading Lucifer’s Hammer

How difficult it is to avoid Clichés in literature and in films? Many famous sayings or phrases become clichés due to their overuse. I think clichés sounds good to the ear at first. After all, the original creator had a good reason to make it part of his/her art work. This observation is in literature,… Continue reading Clichés in Literature and in Films

One thing that interested me while I was doing the reading for this week was the character of Henry Armitage and the roll that he will play as the novel continues. While he is a minor character thus far, I think it’s important that Niven and Pournelle included him at all. Throughout history scientists and… Continue reading The Reverend Henry Armitage