# Resistance and Rebellion in Short Science Fiction

> Theme guide for Short Science Fiction by Noel Loomis.

Characters often resist oppressive systems or authority figures, from the rebels in the point-based world to High-Pockets Jones challenging management's time-travel exploitation, suggesting a persistent human drive to push back against control.

## Where it surfaces

- [Nine Men in Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_2_se/chapters/nine-men-in-time): High-Pockets Jones subtly resists the oppressive management by using the technology to help the workers, ultimately forcing a compromise.
- [Day's Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_2_se/chapters/day-s-work): Dalen's defiance of the conservative Mogar and the established order.

## Links

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- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_2_se/themes