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Title: A Message From Our Sponsor
Original Publication: United States: Royal Publications, Inc,1956.
Note: Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "A Message From Our Sponsor" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction short story written during the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic world where humans coexist with Martians, the narrative explores themes of labor, efficiency, and social dynamics within a workplace. The story cleverly uses humor and satire to comment on human attitudes towards work and the integration of an alien workforce. The plot centers around George Huber, a manager at the Oxygen Corporation of America, who is frustrated with the declining morale and productivity of his human workers compared to the highly efficient Martian employees. As workplace tensions rise, Huber confronts the prejudice against Martians, highlighting their value in labor through incidents and character interactions that reveal both comedic and serious undertones. Ultimately, Huber finds himself contemplating his own disinterest in work, a sentiment echoed by other characters as the Martian Chafnu is offered a promotion to manage an all-Martian workforce, reinforcing the societal shift in the workplace where Martians have become the preferred labor force. The recurring motif of the haunting melody "Melancholy" underscores the story's exploration of detachment from work and the changing dynamics of employment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Slesar, Henry, 1927-2002
EBook No.: 67589
Published: Mar 8, 2022
Downloads: 69
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Martians -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: A Message From Our Sponsor
Original Publication: United States: Royal Publications, Inc,1956.
Note: Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "A Message From Our Sponsor" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction short story written during the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic world where humans coexist with Martians, the narrative explores themes of labor, efficiency, and social dynamics within a workplace. The story cleverly uses humor and satire to comment on human attitudes towards work and the integration of an alien workforce. The plot centers around George Huber, a manager at the Oxygen Corporation of America, who is frustrated with the declining morale and productivity of his human workers compared to the highly efficient Martian employees. As workplace tensions rise, Huber confronts the prejudice against Martians, highlighting their value in labor through incidents and character interactions that reveal both comedic and serious undertones. Ultimately, Huber finds himself contemplating his own disinterest in work, a sentiment echoed by other characters as the Martian Chafnu is offered a promotion to manage an all-Martian workforce, reinforcing the societal shift in the workplace where Martians have become the preferred labor force. The recurring motif of the haunting melody "Melancholy" underscores the story's exploration of detachment from work and the changing dynamics of employment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Slesar, Henry, 1927-2002
EBook No.: 67589
Published: Mar 8, 2022
Downloads: 69
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Martians -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.