Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, married to Marguerite McClure with four daughters. He was most known for writing science fiction, but wrote in other genres as well. His most famous novel was, Fahrenheit 451. He possessed many different qualities which made him such a successful author. He was able to use imagery to the highest level, enabling him to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Those elements combined made his description of the setting, events, and people impeccable. He was also able to make the characters in his stories come to life. He was even able to to make the reader connect with inanimate objects. Those are just a few of the reasons Bradbury’s stories rose above the rest.
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He used a lot of wonderful characterization in, “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains”. On page two, the short story said, “It had shut its windows...Which bordered on mechanical paranoia.” THis is another time when Bradbury was creating a character of the house. He was able to characterize the house as being paranoid by explaining its reaction to animals who went to close. Again he showed his talent in characterizing on the same page of the same story when he stated, “Behind it whirred angry mice, angry, angry at having to pick up mud, angry at inconvenience.” The mice were described as having feelings, but they were robots and cleaning would not annoy them because that is what they are programmed to do. Bradbury was intelligent enough to understand if he made the mice life like, the reader would enjoy their presence more. In, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” on page 321 the general says, “ You want to go cry… and maybe that’s why I cried.” During this bit of dialogue Bradbury characterized the general as kind and understanding. The reader learned he cared for his soldiers. Building a connection between the reader and the character is crucial for an engaging story and he is a master at
Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, married to Marguerite McClure with four daughters. He was most known for writing science fiction, but wrote in other genres as well. His most famous novel was, Fahrenheit 451. He possessed many different qualities which made him such a successful author. He was able to use imagery to the highest level, enabling him to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Those elements combined made his description of the setting, events, and people impeccable. He was also able to make the characters in his stories come to life. He was even able to to make the reader connect with inanimate objects. Those are just a few of the reasons Bradbury’s stories rose above the rest.
The were many other talented …show more content…
He used a lot of wonderful characterization in, “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains”. On page two, the short story said, “It had shut its windows...Which bordered on mechanical paranoia.” THis is another time when Bradbury was creating a character of the house. He was able to characterize the house as being paranoid by explaining its reaction to animals who went to close. Again he showed his talent in characterizing on the same page of the same story when he stated, “Behind it whirred angry mice, angry, angry at having to pick up mud, angry at inconvenience.” The mice were described as having feelings, but they were robots and cleaning would not annoy them because that is what they are programmed to do. Bradbury was intelligent enough to understand if he made the mice life like, the reader would enjoy their presence more. In, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” on page 321 the general says, “ You want to go cry… and maybe that’s why I cried.” During this bit of dialogue Bradbury characterized the general as kind and understanding. The reader learned he cared for his soldiers. Building a connection between the reader and the character is crucial for an engaging story and he is a master at