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Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man
Science Fiction
Definition:
Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, often portraying space or time travel and life on other planets
American Science Fiction
• “Golden Age”
– 1940s & 1950s
• Inspired by WWII
– Anxiety arose in response to nuclear weaponry and the impending Cold War.
Advancements during the Era:
• Television
• Highways
• Space travel
• Skyscrapers
• Biological research
• Technology – inspired writers to examine
impact of each on human existence
– still happening TODAY!
Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts
• American
• Born: 1920
• Died: 2012
• Fan of magic and fantasy as a child
• Decided to become a writer at 12 or 13
• Couldn’t afford college; went to libraries instead
Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts
• Best known for:
– Fahrenheit 451
– The Martian Chronicles
– The Illustrated Man
• Genre: Science fiction
– Short stories
– Novels
The Illustrated Man
• Collection of 18 short stories with frame narrative
• Published in 1951
• Set in the future
• Adapted for film in 1963
Themes
– Pitfalls of technology
– Complexities of human psychology
– Morality vs. amorality
– Inevitability of fate
– Faith
– Revenge