Stanley Weinbaum
ALIEN IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER Abstract Stanley Weinbaum and Frederic Brown wrote stories that broke new ground in science fiction. In the stories “A Martian Odyssey” and “Arena,” they created aliens that had nothing that was physiologically or motivationally similar to human beings. The aliens in these stories had capabilities that were, in some ways, superior to humans. However, the struggles that characterize these stories are recognizably human, displaying as they do human fears and shortcomings. Keywords: Stanley Weinbaum, Frederic Brown, “A Martian Odyssey,” “Arena.” ALIEN IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER ...
