In the novel The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury presents many themes to his audience. The themes unite the stories in The Martian Chronicles. One recurring theme is man versus nature. Bradbury conveys this theme through the setting. The third expedition, the story of Ylla, and the fourth expedition are a few of the settings Bradbury uses to exploit the relationship between man versus nature. First, the third expedition to Mars takes the rocket men back in time to 1926 Green Bluff Illinois. Bradbury uses this particular setting to exploit man versus nature. This is the town that Captain John Black grew up in. Bradbury conveys the idea of how nature's setting directly affects our mood and emotions. “In spite of himself, Captain John Black
