Project Gutenberg 2009-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 63 Jones, Bascom Kossin, Sandy Kossin, Sanford Kossin Blind Spot Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Blind Spot" by Bascom Jones, Jr. is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. Set against the backdrop of a Martian settlement, the story explores themes of discrimination and social relations between Earthlings and Martians. The book delves into the complexities of interplanetary governance and the ramifications of societal prejudice as it unfolds in a futuristic setting. The narrative follows Johnny Stark, the director of Interplanetary Relations for Mars' Settlement One, as he navigates his professional responsibilities while grappling with personal dilemmas. Stark's life becomes increasingly complicated when he discovers tensions sparking from a Martian's discontent with the New System, an oppressive regime affecting both Martians and Earthlings. As Stark prepares to announce his engagement to Carol, the daughter of an influential leader, he faces the harsh reality of societal biases, culminating in a confrontation that forces him to confront his own blind spots regarding race and identity. Ultimately, the story weaves together personal aspirations and broader societal conflicts, making a poignant statement about equality and understanding in a divided world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 39671 39678 2024-10-13T05:41:16.597771 2023-09-13T10:20:40.013345 text/html text/html 35461 2021-01-05T20:39:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156162 2021-01-05T20:39:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223009 2024-10-13T05:41:20.815795 application/epub+zip 221416 2024-10-13T05:41:18.447814 application/epub+zip 80714 2024-10-13T05:41:17.242778 application/epub+zip 307487 2024-10-13T05:41:22.538951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300029 2024-10-13T05:41:20.060797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107778 2022-09-14T06:23:27.635093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33025 32924 2024-10-13T05:41:16.324783 2023-09-13T10:20:39.833374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32884 2021-01-05T20:39:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12709 2021-01-05T20:39:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20386 2024-10-13T05:41:22.676743 application/rdf+xml 10370 2024-10-13T05:41:17.780768 image/jpeg 2880 2024-10-13T05:41:17.510779 image/jpeg 221241 2024-10-13T05:41:16.610794 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog