“Calling Mexico” Response to Literature
Ray Bradbury is known for his provocative and moving work, and his short story “Calling
Mexico” is no exception. In this story, an ailing, elderly man in Illinois attempts to capture the nostalgic
sights and sounds of Mexico City via a telephone call. Add a thesis statement...
Throughout Calling Mexico, Ray Bradbury uses a large number of instances with descriptive
language. He describes Mexico City as if Colonel Freeleigh was present there. Freeleigh “listened to
the hooting of many metal horns, the squealing of brakes, the calls of vendors selling red-purple
bananas and jungle oranges in their stalls.” (Paragraph 21). Freeleigh acts as if he was experiencing
this in person, and not as a telephone call. Bradbury also is …show more content…
Bradbury is describing how Freeleigh feels when hearing this city, like he is at a
younger age again. Bradbury also uses descriptive language when he mentions where Freeleigh was
calling. Freeleigh’s calls were “across continents, an isthmus, whole jungle countries of rain forest,
blue-orchid plateaus, lakes, hills... talking... talking... to Buenos Aires... and Lima... and Rio de
Janeiro...” (Paragraph 44). Bradbury could have just stated that Freeleigh’s calls were around the
world, but instead he described where they were going to, the different places that Freeleigh were
calling to. Additionally, Bradbury uses vivid language when he describes the trolley car coming
through. “The sound of a green trolley car going around a corner-a trolley burdened with brown and
beautiful people, and the sound of other people running and calling out with triumph as they leaped up
and swung aboard and vanish around a corner on the shrieking rails and were borne away in the sun- blazed distance.” (Paragraph 63). Freeleigh is hearing the clear sound of a trolley coming through,
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Ray Bradbury is known for his provocative and moving work, and his short story “Calling
Mexico” is no exception. In this story, an ailing, elderly man in Illinois attempts to capture the nostalgic
sights and sounds of Mexico City via a telephone call. Add a thesis statement...
Throughout Calling Mexico, Ray Bradbury uses a large number of instances with descriptive
language. He describes Mexico City as if Colonel Freeleigh was present there. Freeleigh “listened to
the hooting of many metal horns, the squealing of brakes, the calls of vendors selling red-purple
bananas and jungle oranges in their stalls.” (Paragraph 21). Freeleigh acts as if he was experiencing
this in person, and not as a telephone call. Bradbury also is …show more content…
Bradbury is describing how Freeleigh feels when hearing this city, like he is at a
younger age again. Bradbury also uses descriptive language when he mentions where Freeleigh was
calling. Freeleigh’s calls were “across continents, an isthmus, whole jungle countries of rain forest,
blue-orchid plateaus, lakes, hills... talking... talking... to Buenos Aires... and Lima... and Rio de
Janeiro...” (Paragraph 44). Bradbury could have just stated that Freeleigh’s calls were around the
world, but instead he described where they were going to, the different places that Freeleigh were
calling to. Additionally, Bradbury uses vivid language when he describes the trolley car coming
through. “The sound of a green trolley car going around a corner-a trolley burdened with brown and
beautiful people, and the sound of other people running and calling out with triumph as they leaped up
and swung aboard and vanish around a corner on the shrieking rails and were borne away in the sun- blazed distance.” (Paragraph 63). Freeleigh is hearing the clear sound of a trolley coming through,
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