Project Gutenberg 2015-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 69 Abernathy, Robert 1924 1990 Abernathy, Robert Harwood Weiss Junior Produced by Greg Weeks, Adam Buchbinder, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Junior" by Robert Abernathy is a whimsical science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story is set in an underwater world inhabited by anthropomorphic sea creatures, specifically outlining the life of a young polyp named Junior as he navigates his developmental stages. The book humorously explores themes of growth, independence, and the conflicts between parental expectations and youthful curiosity. The narrative begins with Junior's carefree adventures and his parents' concern over his tendency to stray from their supervision. As Junior grows, he grapples with pressures to conform to the norms of maturity, which include settling down and assuming responsibilities. However, Junior's inquisitive spirit leads him to resist these expectations. The story culminates in a surprising twist where Junior constructs a device that allows him to move away from the safety of his home, ultimately defying the traditional path laid out by his parents and sparking chaos in his community. Through its lighthearted tone and engaging characters, "Junior" cleverly critiques societal norms regarding growth and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 41768 41772 2024-09-20T16:13:19.621326 2023-09-21T12:32:09.380031 text/html text/html 38465 2015-08-28T15:53:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii 191913 2015-08-28T15:53:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 213270 2024-09-20T16:13:21.319416 application/epub+zip 212201 2024-09-20T16:13:19.955364 application/epub+zip 71735 2024-09-20T16:13:19.768324 application/epub+zip 246895 2024-09-20T16:13:22.514316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240238 2024-09-20T16:13:21.132339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100036 2022-09-22T14:19:26.479441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35740 35619 2024-09-20T16:13:19.511410 2023-09-21T12:32:09.141041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35986 2015-08-28T15:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14135 2015-08-28T15:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18999 2024-09-20T16:13:22.639409 application/rdf+xml 27114 2024-09-20T16:13:19.834323 image/jpeg 4545 2024-09-20T16:13:19.800318 image/jpeg 192886 2024-09-20T16:13:19.632343 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 en.wikipedia