Humanism in Usula K. Le Guin’s Postmodern Science Fiction

Abstract

This work examines Humanism in American Postmodern Science in one of the most famous American writers’ works Ursula k. Le Guin (1929-2018). It also studies the main elements of Postmodern Science Fiction and explores the aspects of Humanism within such genre of fiction as a philosophy, a cultural trend, and even a literary doctrine. The case study in this research The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) is a fiction which displays new technological and humanistic dimensions. Through her fragmented narrative technique and the description of extraterrestrial planets, Ursula Le Guin sets Humanity in opposition to High Technology and questions the final survival of her characters. This dissertation displays three chapters that demonstrate to what extent Ursula Le Guin’s science fiction supports human essence and highlights human values through the use of technology. The research method is therefore, an eclectic one which makes use of different theories including the psychological theory, the philosophical theory, and the literary theory