Project Gutenberg 2011-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 240 Clifton, Mark 1906 1963 Clifton, Mark Irvin Apostolides, Alex 1923 2005 We're Civilized! Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953. Produced by Frank van Drogen, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "We're Civilized!" by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story dives into themes of civilization and the interpretation of intelligence through the lens of human interaction with an alien race on Mars. The narrative explores the contrasting values and perspectives of human explorers and the native Martian species, raising questions about the nature of civilization and what it truly means to be "civilized." The plot begins with Captain Griswold and his crew landing on Mars, believing they are the first to discover the planet. As they explore, they find an interwoven society of Martians who live harmoniously with their environment, creating intricate canal systems to support their food supply. However, the humans, led by Griswold's arrogance and misunderstanding, view the Martians as inferior beings, leading to tragic consequences when tensions rise. The climax reveals the hubris of the human colonizers as they ignore the signs of intelligence in the Martians, only to be confronted by a greater moral reckoning when the Martians assert their own claim to the planet before being thwarted by human aggression. The story ultimately serves as a critique of colonialism and an examination of the flawed definitions of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38287/38287-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 65081 2025-08-15T12:48:25.384782 text/html 66561 2011-12-13T11:06:52 text/html 192975 2025-08-15T12:48:29.243233 application/epub+zip 238150 2025-01-15T13:50:12.942852 application/pdf 75500 2025-01-15T13:50:09.325848 application/pdf 191817 2025-08-15T12:48:27.116760 application/epub+zip 85114 2025-08-15T12:48:26.166755 application/epub+zip 226654 2025-08-15T12:48:30.573244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218597 2025-08-15T12:48:28.421264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112185 2022-09-17T13:05:15.992498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45183 2025-08-15T12:48:25.094767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45498 2011-12-13T11:07:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45330 2011-12-13T11:07:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45328 2011-12-13T11:07:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27675 2025-08-15T12:48:30.713256 application/rdf+xml 47201 2025-08-15T12:48:24.945783 text/x-rst 47197 2011-12-13T11:06:56 text/x-rst 23576 2025-08-15T12:48:26.346749 image/jpeg 3972 2025-08-15T12:48:26.256756 image/jpeg 17371 2011-12-13T11:07:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 17327 2011-12-13T11:07:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 184475 2011-12-13T11:06:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 179984 2011-12-13T11:06:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 17320 2011-12-13T11:07:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 183983 2025-08-15T12:48:25.396767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia