The Star | Essays and Criticism
- Religious Beliefs Central to ‘‘The Star’’
In the following essay, Theresa M. Girard discusses the religious beliefs that are central to ‘‘The Star’’ and many of Clarke’s stories.
- Nature’s Priest: Establishing Literary Criteria for Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘‘The Star’’
In the following excerpt, Patricia Ferrara suggests that ‘‘The Star’’ derives its themes from the William Wordsworth poem ‘‘Ode: Intimations.’’ She concludes her analysis with an interpretation of the story as a challenge to the morality of viewing God and the universe as human-centered.
- Character as Perception: Science Fiction and the Christian Man of Faith
In the following excerpt, Daniel Born considers that Clarke’s characterization of the Jesuit astrophysicist in ‘‘The Star’’ renders the story superior to most antireligious science fiction.
- The Stellar Parallels: Robert Silverberg, Larry Niven, and Arthur C. Clarke
The excerpt printed below is part of a longer essay by Alexander Nedelkovich comparing ‘‘The Star’’ by Arthur C. Clarke, ‘‘Neutron Star’’ by Larry Niven, and ‘‘To the Dark Star’’ by Robert Silverberg. Nedelkovich identifies both strengths and shortcomings in Clarke’s narrative. He concludes that this widely read story’s focus on character contributed to the development of science fiction as a genre.
- Comparing the Theological Philosophy in Clarke's ‘‘The Star’’ to H. G. Wells ‘‘The Star’’
In the following essay, John Hollow discusses the theological philosophy espoused in ‘‘The Star,’’ comparing the story to another story by the same title written by H. G. Wells in the nineteenth century.
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