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Nightfall Suppose for a moment that you live in a world orbited by six suns, at least one of which is always shining, except for one night of total eclipse every two millennia. This means that it is constantly bright there, as there are always at least two suns in the sky overhead. The people have never experienced night, and they are afraid of the dark. As this forecasted night approaches, scientists begin to think …

…have done in regards to the reaction people might have. Through them is how we find out everything that is going on in the story. Also how all the people go crazy at the end. Therefore, Nightfall is a short story written by Isaac Asimov in 1938 and its key elements of what makes it a short story are its characters and dialogue. Which create the realism and clues of what is happening in the story.