Comparing Arthur C. Clarke And Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is a Sci-Fi novel about space travel, extraterrestrial life, and human evolution. Written in 1968, Kubrick and Clarke had to use their imagination to decide what space travel would be like, as the US and Soviet space programs were still in their early stages. The novel goes into great depth about how Clarke and Kubrick thought satellites and spaceships would work, with amazing accuracy. Despite being written in the United Kingdom, the original 221 page novel was published first by the New American Library.

The first section of the novel follows the life of Moon-Watcher, a primitive man-ape living in a food deprived ancient Africa. Moon-Watcher is used as an example to describe