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Line 2: [[File:ReturnFromTheStars_7488.jpg\|frame\|I can't quite put my finger on it, but something seems to have changed ever since I've been here last time.]] A 1961 [[Science Fiction]] novel by [[Stanislaw Lem]], ''[[Return From ~~The~~the Stars]]'' tells the story of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who, after completing a 10 years long exploratory mission, returns to Earth where - due to [[Time Dilation]] - [[The Future\|127 years have passed in the meanwhile]]. Of course, technology and society changed immensely in the meanwhile, and the arriving astronauts find themselves classic [[Fish Out of Temporal Water\|Fishes Out Of Temporal Water]]. Hal Bregg is one of the few who decides to integrate himself into modern society on his own instead of being subjected to a long preparatory (and propaganda-sprinkled) educational course. The future Earth is borderline overwhelming for Bregg at first - if only due to the staggering changes in technology, everyday life and architecture, but what upsets him the most is the [[Restraining Bolt\|"betrization"]], a treatment given to all children that eliminates violent impulses, but also removes bravado and the courage necessary for risk-taking. The question of whether an utopia of safety and peace is worth sacrificing derring-do is but one of the book's themes. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This novel exhibits the following tropes: ===~~ * [[Alien Geometries]]: The first parts of the book, where Hal first steps onto the spaceship depot, are a confusing stream of consciousness because Hal is equally confused by the [[Bizarrchitecture]] surrounding him. * [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]] Line 23 ⟶ 22: [[Category:Science Fiction Literature]] [[Category:Return From the Stars]] [[Category:Literature]] [[Category:Polish Literature]]