Nightfall

A detailed Summary of Nightfall

Suppose for a moment that you live in a world orbited by six suns, at

least one of which is always shining, except for one night of total eclipse

every two millennia. This means that it is constantly bright there, as there

are always at least two suns in the sky overhead. The people have never

experienced night, and they are afraid of the dark. As this forecasted night

approaches, scientists begin to think that the psychological effects of utter

darkness may explain the fact that civilization on this world is cyclical and

must start again from scratch every two thousand years. Finally, darkness

falls. But it is not the darkness that deranges everyone; it is the thousands

of suddenly and overwhelmingly visible stars. This is the premise for

"Nightfall", a story written by Isaac Asimov in 1938 which has bee

which contribute to the development of the story.

elements of what makes a short story. It has characters and a dialogue

that come together to reveal the whole truth are exciting to read, as is the

experiments Faro and Yimot have done in regards to the reaction people

in the story. Also how all the people go crazy at the end.

of this great mystery. For example the myth of the stars of the Book of

the best science fiction short story of all time. Nightfall has some key

archeologist Siferra 89, they work together as the story progresses. All

Approximate Word count = 562
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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