Originally published in New Dimensions 1, 1971
Collected
in Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masri
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| A ship full of misfits is sent to survey a world many light years from known human habitation. The planet--World 4470--seems to be devoid of sentient life. But then the forest begins to project feelings of fear onto the surveyors. |
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- The title of the story comes from the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell:
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Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, Lady, were no crime.
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My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires and more slow;
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| Navigation Guide |
| Characterize Osden |
| Characterize the other members of the crew. |
| Why did these people volunteer for this mission? |
| Why do they find it so difficult to get along with Osden? |
| How is Oden at fault? How is he not? |
| What is the crew's initial impression of the planet? |
| What is the planet really like? |
| Why does Osden stay behind? |
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| Further Exploration |
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Le Guin, Ursula. "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow." Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts. Ed. Heather Masri. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009: 87-95. |
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