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Title: Night Court
Series Title: Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1956
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Night Court" by Norman Arkawy is a thought-provoking short story written in the mid-20th century. This piece, set within a dystopian vision of New York City, explores themes of societal judgment and the moral implications of entertainment derived from the suffering of others. The narrative unfolds in a grotesque courtroom, which serves as a spectacle for an audience that derives pleasure from the humiliation and punishment of the "undesirables." In the story, Julie, a reluctant first-time visitor, accompanies her enthusiastic friend Stan to the Night Court, where they witness a series of bizarre and grotesque cases involving homeless men who lack identification cards. As the proceedings unfold, the audience erupts in laughter and applause, relishing the misery of the defendants. Julie grows increasingly uncomfortable and horrified with the proceedings, ultimately realizing that the court represents a cruel mockery of justice and a societal failure to address the underlying issues faced by those being judged. The story culminates in Julie’s understanding of the dark truth behind the spectacle and serves as a critique of societal indifference towards the marginalized. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Arkawy, Norman, 1927-2004
Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974
EBook No.: 59494
Published: May 13, 2019
Downloads: 100
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Courts -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Night Court
Series Title: Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1956
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Night Court" by Norman Arkawy is a thought-provoking short story written in the mid-20th century. This piece, set within a dystopian vision of New York City, explores themes of societal judgment and the moral implications of entertainment derived from the suffering of others. The narrative unfolds in a grotesque courtroom, which serves as a spectacle for an audience that derives pleasure from the humiliation and punishment of the "undesirables." In the story, Julie, a reluctant first-time visitor, accompanies her enthusiastic friend Stan to the Night Court, where they witness a series of bizarre and grotesque cases involving homeless men who lack identification cards. As the proceedings unfold, the audience erupts in laughter and applause, relishing the misery of the defendants. Julie grows increasingly uncomfortable and horrified with the proceedings, ultimately realizing that the court represents a cruel mockery of justice and a societal failure to address the underlying issues faced by those being judged. The story culminates in Julie’s understanding of the dark truth behind the spectacle and serves as a critique of societal indifference towards the marginalized. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Arkawy, Norman, 1927-2004
Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974
EBook No.: 59494
Published: May 13, 2019
Downloads: 100
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Courts -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.