Ray Bradbury's Dark They Were And Golden Eyed

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In Ray Bradbury’s short science-fiction story, Dark They Were and Golden Eyed, Mr. Bittering and his family move to Mars in order to escape a war-torn Earth. At first, Mars is simply scary, but slowly Mr. Bittering, his family and all the Earth product they brought with them are changed. Over the course of a few months the empty martian villa is filled with a fresh, new generation of Martians, with no recollection of their past life. Ray Bradbury paints an eerie picture in this short story through his description of Mars and how his main character, Mr. Bittering, feels about it. He creates images of frightening far away places and elevates the stakes with sweat inducing descriptions of Mr. Bitterings thoughts and feelings.
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