Questions tagged [ray-bradbury]
For questions regarding the works of Ray Bradbury, the American science-fiction author of Fahrenheit 451, Dandelion Wine, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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In Bradbury's short story, how can a city be built in the shape of the wind?
“The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” is a short story by Ray Bradbury, first published in 1953. It tells the tale of two neighboring Chinese cites, ruled by emperors who continually attempt to foil each ...
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Why does Bradbury use "had to" in "what they had to offer."?
An excerpt from "Just this Side of Byzantium" by Ray Bradbury:
I had to send myself back, with words as catalysts, to open the memories out and see what they had to
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Why does the ...
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Why does Ray Bradbury use "flounder" for an action with a positive outcome?
From "Just this Side of Byzantium" by Ray Bradbury:
It was with great relief, then, that in my early twenties I floundered into a word-association process in which I simply got out of bed ...
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What does "folds up its paws" and "fixes its eyes on eternity" mean?
An excerpt from "Just this Side of Byzantium" by Ray Bradbury:
I began to learn the nature of surprises, thankfully, when I was fairly young as a writer. Before that, like every beginner, I ...
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Why are television shows in Fahrenheit 451 interactive?
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, television shows are broadcast with parts missing so that viewers can act the scenes out:
She didn't look up from her script again. “Well, this is a play comes on ...
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How does Beatty know who has books and who does not in Fahrenheit 451?
How does Beatty know who has books and who does not in Fahrenheit 451? I presume word of mouth, but who would openly admit to criminal activity? This scene also seems a bit fishy when out of the blue:
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Allusion to Plato in Fahrenheit 451?
I have been told there is an allusion to Plato in Fahrenheit 451. The name "Plato" is mentioned once, but I don't think it counts as an allusion.
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What does Beatty mean by “Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang; boff, and wow!” in Fahrenheit 451
What does Beatty mean in the following quote from Fahrenheit 451:
“Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang; boff, and wow!”
Does this quote imply that Beatty himself realizes that ...
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In The Martian Chronicles, why did everyone leave Mars when the war started?
I mean, one of the main reasons people wanted to leave Earth was because of the war. Then why did they go back to Earth when the war started? I understand that people cared for their families and ...
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Just finished the Martian Chronicles. "The Off Season" left me baffled
Sam Parkhill is obviously a character you love to hate, but I was left baffled when the Martians gave him land deeds to half of Mars, especially after he shot one of them. Why would they do that? ...
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Was "All Summer in a Day" based on any real childhood event?
Ray Bradbury's famous short story "All Summer in a Day", which can be read online, is about a girl from Earth, Margot, who's ostracised by her classmates on Venus. They've never seen the sun, but she ...
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Ray Bradbury says Fahrenheit 451 isn't about censorship. Is he right?
According to this question about Ray Bradbury's intentions, Ray Bradbury did not intend for Fahrenheit 451 to be about government censorship, and went so far as to say "Fuck you" to someone who argued ...
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Is religion still an important factor in the world of Fahrenheit 451?
There are several cases in Fahrenheit 451 where it is clear that Christianity, while evidently extremely rare, is still heard of. For instance, Faber notes that Jesus is still known, though in a much ...
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Did Montag ever have rebellious thoughts before meeting Clarisse?
In Fahrenheit 451, Montag questions the society he lives in after meeting a mysterious neighbor who encourages Montag to think and read, two thing forbidden in the dystopian world. He catches on ...
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Did the mechanical hound signify anything in Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is written with many recurring symbols. After reading the book, I never thought that the mechanical hound was one of them, though my friend told me otherwise.
Did the ...
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