Summary Of The Book 'The Illustrated Man'

Do you love science-fiction but just can’t find a book? Well then I got a solution for you! The Illustrated Man is a very intriguing book because of its use of imagery, but also its creepiness. The story is about a man that used to work in the circus but ends up breaking his leg, so while he was recovering he decided to get tattoos. Little did he know that these tattoos were magical and at night they came to life. The man was disgusted and claimed that the lady that tattooed him was a witch from the future and once he found her he would kill her. At night the tattoos come to life and tell you a gloomy story of the future. If you sat with him long enough you will be able to see your future appear on his shoulder. While the man was unemployed, …show more content…
Many themes appeared in this book, but one of the more consistent ones was the abuse of technology. This book keeps you on the edge of your seat because the kids that you think are all cute and innocent in the beginning are the same ones that are thinking about death by the end. Since this book is consisted of short stories there are different kinds of stories like “The Veldt” which consists of the abuse of technology or it might be like “The Rocket” which is an inspiring story about following your dreams. The last chapter in the book was pretty much like the rest of the book… creepy. Mainly what happens is The Illustrated Man meets his wife Lisabeth, but she thinks that he is a freak and is fat. When he got all his tattoos the witch had two very special tattoos that were bandaged up so that he could make money. Many people paid to see the unveiling so he had to surmount a stand so everybody could see. Since he didn’t know what the tattoos were he was very surprised to see that the one on his stomach was him strangling his wife. He looked in the crowd and his wife was in tears, and obviously very afraid. When they got home his wife started to accuse him of being a freak and useless and did that on