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In Frederic Brown’s short story, “The Weapon,” the major change takes place at the end of the story, and concerns the attitude of the protagonist, Dr. Graham, towards the mysterious visitor...
Never financially secure, Brown - like many other pulp writers - often wrote at a furious pace in order to pay bills. This accounts, at least in part, for the uneven quality of his work. A newspaperman by profession, Brown was only able to devote 14 years of his life as a full-time fiction writer.
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The Weapon, 1951. by Frederic Brown (1906 – 1972) The room was quiet in the dimness of early evening. Dr. James Graham, key scientist of a very important project, sat in his favorite chair, thinking. It was so still that he could hear the turning of pages in the next room as his son leafed through a picture book.
Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972 [1]) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. [2] He is known for his use of humor and for his mastery of the "short short" form—stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings.
Feb 1, 2001 · The Weapon: Genius and very powerful piece about War. Arena: Brown’s most famous story (thanks to the Star trek episode of the same name). Selected as one of the top 20 all time SF Short Stories of All Time). THE EXCELLENTNESS
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Quick answer: Frederic Brown shows, rather than tells us what the protagonist, Dr. Graham is like in "The Weapon". Brown does this through Dr. Graham's interactions with other characters,...
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Jun 4, 2023 · He is visited by a stranger named Niemand, who asks the question, ‘Is humanity ready for an ultimate weapon?’. Graham doesn’t listen and so Niemand then provides a demonstration of the dangers of giving a weapon to someone not capable of wielding it.