Ray Bradbury: The Art of Science Fiction
Since the beginnings of science fiction, outrageous ideas of time travel, robots and outer space have found their way into imaginative stories. Ray Bradbury was one of the first authors to combine the idea of science fiction with his own unique writing style. Bradbury’s childhood experiences greatly influenced his unique writing style and genre, winning him many awards.
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. His father, Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, worked for an electric company. Esther Marie Bradbury, his mother, took care of Ray and his siblings. Identical twin boys, Leonard and Samuel, were born four years before Bradbury, but Samuel died two years later, and Ray never knew him. Bradbury also had a little sister, Elizabeth, who died at the age of one. Bradbury incorporated these experiences into his writings and thus the theme of loss is evident in many of his short stories.
From a young age, Bradbury was greatly influenced by his family. He grew up in a generation full of literary men. Both his grandfather and great-grandfather were newspaper publishers. His Aunt Neva was one also of his …show more content…
In 1947, Ray Bradbury published his first collection of short stories. The same year, Bradbury married Marguerite McClure. She became the breadwinner of the family, supporting Bradbury as he wrote. They had four daughters. Susan was born in 1949, Ramona in 1951, Bettina in 1955, and Alexandra in 1958. Three years after his marriage, Bradbury published one of the books that he is well known for, The Martian Chronicles. It chronicles the struggles of man trying to colonize Mars. It reflects the many conflicting political views of post-WWII, like racism, censorship, and the threat of a nuclear war. The Martian Chronicles was originally written as multiple short stories, but was published as a
Since the beginnings of science fiction, outrageous ideas of time travel, robots and outer space have found their way into imaginative stories. Ray Bradbury was one of the first authors to combine the idea of science fiction with his own unique writing style. Bradbury’s childhood experiences greatly influenced his unique writing style and genre, winning him many awards.
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. His father, Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, worked for an electric company. Esther Marie Bradbury, his mother, took care of Ray and his siblings. Identical twin boys, Leonard and Samuel, were born four years before Bradbury, but Samuel died two years later, and Ray never knew him. Bradbury also had a little sister, Elizabeth, who died at the age of one. Bradbury incorporated these experiences into his writings and thus the theme of loss is evident in many of his short stories.
From a young age, Bradbury was greatly influenced by his family. He grew up in a generation full of literary men. Both his grandfather and great-grandfather were newspaper publishers. His Aunt Neva was one also of his …show more content…
In 1947, Ray Bradbury published his first collection of short stories. The same year, Bradbury married Marguerite McClure. She became the breadwinner of the family, supporting Bradbury as he wrote. They had four daughters. Susan was born in 1949, Ramona in 1951, Bettina in 1955, and Alexandra in 1958. Three years after his marriage, Bradbury published one of the books that he is well known for, The Martian Chronicles. It chronicles the struggles of man trying to colonize Mars. It reflects the many conflicting political views of post-WWII, like racism, censorship, and the threat of a nuclear war. The Martian Chronicles was originally written as multiple short stories, but was published as a