This story connects to our class definition of science fiction because it includes many things that are not real, but may become real, and are based on science. This story is an author's projection of what the world may become in the future, with new technologies and advancements that have not been achieved yet.
This story contains many extrapolations. The main extrapolation is the idea of the Timekeepers. You are given a certain amount of life and every time you are late to anything, time is docked off of your life. This is an extrapolation because the whole process is controlled by a master time system as well as cards used to represent everyone's lives. When the card is turned off, you die. A few other smaller extrapolations are the hover cars, high-tech houses, and the idea that jellybeans have not been produced for over 100 years.
I did not like this story very much because I can not imagine living a life that is ruled that tightly by a tyrant. It is kind of a scary idea that one man could choose to kill you at any moment. I also don't like the idea of conformity, much like the society in 1984 by George Orwell.
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