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Dune     The book Dune has a science-fiction story line that associates two studythemes frequently in the book. The surname and the setting of the book are usedto establish the bleakness and isolation of the artificial satellite Arrakis. The plot andresolution bring together the multiple factions including the emperor butterfly and thetwo major houses for laterality of the spice production.The title of the book Dune, plays a major part of the story. The orbiter ofArrakis where most of the novel takes place, is a desolate, set-apart spot in theuniverse which isnt valuable for anything, but the spice. The hoi polloi on theplanet have it hard because of the gigantic spinal column dunes and the indigenous sandworms which live under the sand. The planet has no source of water on it exceptthat of underground, which is very hard to come by. As you can see, " wet isprecious there." (pg. 30)The plot of this science-fiction story deals almost entirely of the twomajor houses that at this time are sworn to destroy each separate and the emperor.The two major houses want control of the spice on the planet of Arrakis whichallows anyone who has it to fold space. Folding space means traveling anywherein the universe without actually having to move. The House of Attreides getsdestroyed by the House of Harkonnens in the fight over the spice. But on theplanet of Arrakis, the local people of that world known as Fremen had had aprophecy that one daylight a savior would come and make peace where there was fight onthe planet of Arrakis. The dukes son of the House of Attreides escaped duringthe fight for the planet and crashed landed on the dunes where the Fremen lived.The dukes son, Paul, became their leader because of his great knowledge. Helearned to control the giant sand worms and use them to his own advantage. TheFremen were determined to get resign of all the Harkonnens that ruled the world for