02583cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000190011324500130013226400510014530000470019633600260024333700260026933800360029549000620033150000310039350801140042452013920053853400450193065300200197565300180199565300380201365300370205170000280208883000620211685600430217835770UtSlPG20260610133821.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWilber, Elaine14aThe Hero 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction February 1958.  aRelease date is 2011-04-04  aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Hero" by Elaine Wilber is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story follows the crew of an Earth exploration ship, Ship UXB-69311, as they encounter the alien culture of the planet Engraham. The narrative centers around themes of heroism, human desire, and the absurdity of social conventions, particularly in the context of the crew's interactions with the native inhabitants.  In the unfolding plot, the crew, composed of bored and restless men, deals with the absurdities of their situation—namely, their encounters with the beautiful but biologically unresponsive women of Engraham. The protagonist, Dick Blunt, attempts to impress a local woman named Catataphinaria while the rest of the crew grapples with their own frustrations and urges. As the story progresses, it becomes evident that the naive assumptions of the crew regarding the Engrahamites are dramatically turned on their heads when Catataphinaria reveals her intelligence and the societal structures of her people. This culminates in a twist that challenges the crew’s expectations and their understanding of heroism, ultimately forcing them to confront the realities of their exploration and their place within it. The story provides a humorous yet insightful commentary on human nature, desire, and the consequences of colonialist attitudes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aLife on other planets -- Fiction1 aOrban, Paul,d1896-1974 0aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction February 1958.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35770