Nightfall (by Isaac Asimov)

              Science fiction (Sci-Fi) is a wide genre of literature and media arts. The first Sci-Fi novel was published on the eighteenth century. This genre, although, not realistic (fictional) it contains metaphors that show the future, current condition of society and our differences as human beings. It features high technologies and creations of man that are unbelievable and overwhelming.            

                Nightfall is a radio drama that was played during 1940’s. It tackles about the coming darkness of a planet known as Lagash with six suns around it which has never experienced darkness. All the suns of the said planet will set and the world will become dark for the first time in their experience. The story states that it is due to an eclipse that occurs every 2049 years. The people became afraid of the thought of darkness and the revelation written in the bible came into their minds. The characters became anxious and couldn’t imagine themselves living in the darkness. It made them uneasy and they started to think of what to they have to do before the event come. Some showed their faith while others said they accept their fate. The biases of some media were also pointed out.

                The radio drama addresses the divisions made by science and religion. It creates a big difference in the way of responding to what will happen. The story ended up with the nightfall that caused the people to lose their minds and feel tense and muddled and with their civilization destroyed.