One of the books that has had the most influence on me was George Orwell's 1984. I thought that this book gave me a glimpse of our future and how society is slowly turning into the future that was presented in this book. Some of the elements that we have taken from this book would be the concept of new speak and surveillance.
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The second book that influenced me as a kid was The Giver because it taught me the meaning of diversity. In life we are always told that diversity is truly a wonderful thing, but we are not given a good reason why. One of the things that made a profound impact on me was the concept of "sameness" this book showed that "sameness" could only lead us to becoming the drones of society and that tends to make life extremely boring. I also thought that this book helped taught me the meaning of knowledge and its power.
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The third book that had the most influence on me was H.G. Wells' Invisible Man. I particularly enjoyed this book because of how it teaches people the meaning of power and corruption. This book was also one of the reasons why I love science fiction so much.
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I like how science fiction writers use fantasy to shed a light on reality. BTW, you linked Ralph Ellison's Invisible man, also a good, powerful book.
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