Red Planet Mars story
An American astronomer establishes communication with Martians with Earth shattering political, economic, and spiritual ramifications.
14 total · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | major | The Martians were Christians and urged Humans to follow in the teaching of Christ. |
| communism | major | Soviets planned to take over the world and impose a communist world order in the wake of the social unrest that was caused by messages from Mars. But then the spreading of Christianity across Russia spelled the end of the Soviet government. |
| husband and wife | major | Chris Cronyn and Lynn Crony. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | An American astronomer establishes communication with Martians. |
| romantic love | major | Chris Cronyn and Lynn Crony. |
| science for war or peace | major | Lynn Crony warned Chris Cronyn that further advances in science could spell doom for the world, citing the splitting of the atom as a precedent. She also warned about the dangers to humanity that could come from any advanced technologies that people might acquire from the Martians. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Lynn Crony warned Chris Cronyn about the dangers to humanity that could come from any advanced technologies that people might acquire from the Martians. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Nazi scientist Franz Calder was motivated by a desire for revenge when he faked messages from Mars that caused economic upheaval in the West and a revolution against the Soviet government in Russia. |
| father and son | minor | Chris Cronyn and Stewart Cronyn. |
| incompatible modes of communication | minor | Chris Cronyn tried to communicate with the Martians by sending the digits of pi. |