To the sons of tomorrow

"To the Sons of Tomorrow" by Irving E. Cox is a science fiction story about the space crew of the Olympus that crash lands on a strange planet populated by a primitive tribe, where they face moral challenges regarding interfering with the tribe’s cultural evolution. Captain Theusaman and his crew first struggle to simply survive on the alien world, but then work to communicate and merge societies with the local tribe. Conflict soon appears between Theusaman and Baiel, as Baiel attempts to control and force his beliefs on the tribe. Theusaman faces a dilemma as he realizes that their efforts to help the tribe evolve leads to the imposition of new beliefs replacing the old ones. The book explores the ideas of progress and control, leaving the reader to consider humanity’s identity and the future of civilization.