Tomorrow
Tomorrow: the day after today. Events to happen in the future. Like yesterday, tomorrow speaks not only of a single day but of some era that is not today and has not yet occurred.
In popular culture the vision of the abstract tomorrow can be a positive one. I'll "get around to it", "my ship will come in", "the sun will come out" tomorrow. But there can be negative emotions attached to tomorrow as well perhaps related to the bringing of justice or judgement: "come the revolution", "you'll get what's coming to you". One implication of tomorrow is that an opportunity for change, action, redemption still remains; that the seemingly endless cycle of time will continue.
The less abstract tomorrow is usually not so romanticised. "The rent is due tomorrow." "Tomorrow is my last day on the job." But whether or not a specific use of the word is to be understood as literal or abstract is not always clear.
Songs and literature make great use of the obvious issue that the abstract tomorrow never comes. When the day after today arrives, then that day becomes today. Likewise the imminency of death (or other undesired events) gets quite a bit of play. This makes for an attractive paradox and is used to generate tension and suspense. In the literal tomorrow my rent is due. In the abstract tomorrow I'm going to win the lottery. Which will happen first? Tune in tomorrow!
Here is a list of Tomorrow-related articles.
- A Better Tomorrow, 1986 Hong Kong action movie directed by John Woo
- I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1955 biographical film which tells the story of Lillian Roth
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, movie to be released in September, 2004
- Tomorrow May Never Come, from the translation of the Hindi movie name Kal Ho Na Ho, 2003 movie
- Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997 James Bond movie; Tomorrow Never Dies (video game) based on the movie.
- Search for Tomorrow, 1951-1982 soap opera from CBS television network
- The Girl from Tomorrow, science fiction television series from Australia
- The Tomorrow People, 1973-1979 science fiction television series from Thames Television
- Tomorrow's World, BBC television series first aired in 1965
- Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week!, album by rock-pop band The Sugarcubes
- How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today?, album by punk rock group Suicidal Tendencies
- Reach for Tomorrow, 1956 collection of short stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- The Day After Tomorrow, originally published as Sixth Column, 1949 science-fiction novel by Robert Heinlein
- The Past Through Tomorrow, a collection of Robert Heinlein's "Future History" stories (1930-1940)
- Tomorrow Stories, comicbook series created by the Alan Moore
- We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families, 1998 non-fiction book about the genocide in Rwanda
- Tom Tomorrow, pen name of Dan Perkins
Others
- Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (Epcot), utopian city of the future planned by Walt Disney
- Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award, awarded by Ted Turner for fiction writing
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