A Study of Isaac Asimov's the Foundation Trilogy as Science Fiction

In our contemporary era, the unabated proliferation and continuous inception of new and innovative technologies is certainly a testament to our modern day world. Modern developments in science and technology have offered many changes in man’s environment and way of life, his conception of the universe and his place in it.A sheer balance between fact and fiction on the grounds of science and technology paves the way towards imaginative faculties of human mind. A science fiction is a fine fabric of a number of elements together interwoven in a manner so that it can entertain at one end and can arouse one’s creative imagination at the other. At the same time, it can inform you with an analytical and rational approach and also enable you to foresee the futuristic perspectives. Science is both a search for truth and also a means of promoting human happiness. Here, This book not only analyze Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy as Science fiction but also as an imaginary story which actually mirrors our civilization and its problem.

Chintan A. Mahida is a chief editor of Research Expo International Multidisciplinary Research Journal. He has done M.A. and M.Phil in English Literature from Sardar Patel University. He has been pursuing studies for doctoral degree. He has worked as Asst Professor in DJMIT, Mogar from 2010 to 2013.