Science fiction is often looked down upon as if it were inferior literature to other forms of fiction, yet in some ways science fiction is better than other forms of fiction . While all books convey messages to the reader, science fiction is particularly good at doing so. One reason for this is perhaps that in science fiction we look not at our world, but at a place where our world might one day go. In science fiction the world we see is our distorted world, and when you see a slightly different world than the one you know, it helps you inspect the world you live in a little more. Embassytown has several underlying messages and values ​​in the book. When interviewed for Book Lust China Mieville said: "That's not to say that those things aren't in books, but I don't like the idea of ​​them being reducible, as if fiction has to be itself, it has to be fiction." And while that may sound like what I'm saying, telling you that science fiction conveys messages would be at odds with what the author is saying. However, I actually agree with him, reducing a book to its underlying message or values ​​will cause the loss of what makes that piece of literature enjoyable and special. But, on the other hand, literature is written by people, and is therefore naturally partial, books will always have underlying values. However, the messages and values ​​will change with the reader. The message I took away from Embassytown is that it's important to understand other people and how power structures can make it more difficult to do so. An example of how this theme is demonstrated is that much of what happens in the book could have been avoided if the Hosts and the humans living in their city had known a little more... half of the card... message transversal, except that this is the message I noticed in this story. As mentioned above, China Mielivlle doesn't "like the idea that [stories or fiction] are reducible" to a single message, and for the most part I agree with him. Not all stories are fairy tales with lessons at the end, but on the other hand that doesn't change the fact that stories allow us to examine ourselves and others. By doing so, our perspectives can often change, perhaps not to the point of changing our opinions, but may simply allow us to see a different way of looking at something we already know or believe. This is what I mean when I say this message is here, I mean it allows us to examine ourselves and each other and the message I take from it is to try to understand each other, because when we don't or are prevented from doing so so the results can be catastrophic.