"It is often said that science fiction is the literature of change. When a culture is undergoing a lot of changes due to scientific.

             advances and technological developments, and expects to undergo more" (Treitel 1). A large part of science fiction appeal lies.

             in its ability to convince the audience of the believability of the world it portrays (Fuller 1). "Science fiction looks backward as .

             much as forward and its usefulness lays not so much in predicting the actual future as in exploring our reaction to possible .

             futures" (Marvel 2). Fantasy and other realities are sometimes included in science fiction. In American literature many writers .

             expressed their ideas of future advances in technology, events or future events, society and future societies in imaginative stories, .

             poems, periodicals, films, and television shows.

             Television shows and movies today have depicted imaginative technological advances "that makes people hope for based on .

             present-day science but haven't developed yet" (Treitel 2). For example, in the show "Knight Rider", Michael Knight works for .

             a government operated business that owns a car named Kit, which has a mind of its own. Kit could drive by itself, think for itself, .

             and talk by itself. At that time a self-driving car was just an idea but now engineers in Germany are designing a truck that can drive .

             on its own. The truck followed the paint marks on the side and middle of the road (Ahern 1). Also Avis Rent-A-Car is equipping their .

             cars with "yellow page" maps. If an individual gets lost, a computerized voice tells he or she which direction to go. Movies have been .

             known to make a person think; could this really happen in the future or in future worlds? For instance, in The Matrix staring Keanu .

             Reeves and Laurence Fishburne, these two individuals lead the fight to free mankind from the all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence .

             that controls everyone in a dream world.