Analysis Of The Book The Martian Chronicles - 1391 Words

Andy Tsai 9/26/15 Period 1 Major Works Data Sheet Title of the Work: The Martian Chronicles Author: Ray Bradbury Date of Publication: 1950 Genre: Novel Historical Information: The novel had taken place on the planet Mars. During the 1700s, telescopes were beginning to get popular, and more common used by astrologists to observer planets, such as mars. People from Earth believed that all the planets were inhabited by intelligent living things like humans. In the 1800’s people were certain there was intelligent life on Mars because Schiaparelli, an astronomer who was studying the surface of mars, called them â€Å"canali†. People had misinterpreted this and thought there were intelligent life forms living on Mars, smart enough to make a system of canals. Plot Summary: A female Martian begins to dream about people that were different from them. These people from her dream land on the planet Mars but die shortly after they landed on the red planet. On the second expedition, the captain and his crew explored around Mars and discovers houses and towns, but all they wanted was to get a little bit of fame and recognition for traveling from the third planet to the fourth. Due to bragging about it, the Martians thought they’ve gone insane and they’re hallucinating others to trying to believe them. The psychologist concludes that they’ve gone insane and shoots the captain and his crewmates, but thinks they’ve transferred their insanity to him, so he kills himself as well. On the thirdShow MoreRelatedCold War in the Eyes of Ray Bradbury1689 Words   |  7 PagesRay Bradbury, from small town America (Waukegan, Illinois), wrote two very distinctly different novels in the early Cold War era. The first was The Martian Chronicles (1950) know for its â€Å"collection† of short stories that, by name, implies a broad historical rather than a primarily individual account and Fahrenheit 451 (1953), which centers on Guy Montag. The thematic similarities of Mars coupled with the state of the American mindset during the Cold War era entwine the two novels on the surfaceRead MoreEssay on Propoganda, Advocacy and Yellow Journalism1938 Words   |  8 PagesThe Martians are coming. American jobs taken by Illegal Immigrants. USDA needs to enforce stricter regulations on cattle feed. Each headline could be found in todays news. When putting together a story, the interpretation of facts depends on how the facts are presented or the assumptions made by the journalist. It would be inaccurate to suggest or imply that the press and the media are always responsible and truthful. After all, stories with sensational headlines or titles that greatly stirRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesDowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: (1) Attribution You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author, namely by citing his name, the book title, and the relevant page numbers (but not in any way that suggests that the book Logical Reasoning