Dandelion Wine

There are many elements within the book Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury that you have to read closely to catch. While he is more widely known for his science fiction and dystopian novels, Bradbury can write a very detailed realistic fiction. Therefore, we will have to dig deeper to find the true meaning of Bradbury's words. The certain elements that I will explore include character, themes, style, plot, and setting. The characters in Dandelion Wine are crucial to the plot of the book, especially Doug. He faces many things that shape his opinions, or "Revelations," about life. An example of this is when John Huff left, and Doug realized that people are not always dependable, and they will leave. This happens again when the trolley goes out of business, and Doug learns that the best way to keep something alive is by remembering it. Another example is when Great-Grandma died. Doug faced the…

Dandelion Wine and The Time Machine are two very famous classics, and continue to work their way into everyone’s hearts to this day. The author’s purpose is also known as a theme, or symbol of the book. Both Dandelion Wine and The Time Machine have many themes, and symbols. These books are used in many programs that my foreign friends go to and use their English skills for good things. For example, my friend in India uses these books in his school. These books are great, and have many things to…

Douglas Spaulding, age 12, showcases his magical powers in a short excerpt from Ray Bradbury’s novel Dandelion Wine. Bradbury paints a wizard-like portrait of the young boy by employing mystical diction and equally important comparisons to establish a rampantly magical atmosphere throughout the passage. Bradbury lays the foundation for magic through copious use of magical diction, word choice that reinforces the atmosphere. Lines 35-39 are especially significant because they mention young…

Dandelion Wine is a book centered around a young boy named Douglas Spaulding during the summer of 1928. On a perfect summer day Douglas’s father is speaking to him, and in the moment Douglas is not able to grasp the importance of his father’s words. Eventually, he begins to wrestle with his brother Tom and as a result, is struck by the effort and awe. Douglas realizes that he is in fact, alive and rejoices in the beauty of life and everything around him. He states that “I’m really alive! He…

Been There, Done That: Lessons from the Past Elderly people are often thought to be senile. People tend not to listen to them because they are old and can not possibly understand what is happening in today’s world. In fact , both of these statements are wrong. Most of the time the old saying “been there and done that” holds true. The world would be a better place if people learned from the past and listened to their elders. In Ray Bradbury’s “Dandelion Wine”, Mrs. Bentley portrays the…

In Ray Bradbury's novel, Dandelion Wine, the author uses a variety of rhetorical devices to point out on Douglas Spaulding's imagination. In the authors writing, he uses metaphors and personification to portray Douglas's vision of summer. He describes the main character's hometown as "swarming seas of elm and oak and maple" and "early-morning stream" these are metaphors, it allows readers to visualize the setting of his home and symbolizes how summer is slow and steady. In addition, the author…

Ray Bradbury brings us back to a time when we all were full of creative potential and explores how summer was an important aspect of childhood. In Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, there is a significant assortment of literary terms used to emphasize an overall magical and mysterious atmosphere. Bradbury commences the passage with many rhetorical devices to characterize the beginnings of summer and describe how this day is so important to a young child, bright with creative vision. The author…

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury is a story about two boys who live in Greentown, Illinois. The two boys, Jim and Will grow up quickly in a few days when a carnival comes to town and they must try to help the lonely people of the town who long for something. The carnival feasts upon the town's people who long for something more and turns them into freaks that become part of the carnival. Disney also turned Bradbury's book into a movie that was released in 1983 and had Bradbury…

We will all die. Everything we know now is terminal. The summer of 1928 is a time in which Douglas, the main character in Dandelion Wine, must come to terms with the fundamental fact that he and all the things around him are temporary. The novel is an account of Douglas’s growth in awareness of mortality and the inevitability of death and loss through his experiences of losing many of the people and things that he had previously believed to be constants. In the novel, the author uses the…

Many things have changed from 1928 to present day, although many things still remain the same after these many years. While reading Dandelion Wine I really enjoyed being able to see these differences and similarities throughout the story. Some major aspects include family, technology, and safety. In 1928 it was common to spend a lot of time together as a family. One of the many traditions in Dandelion Wine would be them gathering as a family. In Dandelion Wine, Tom and Douglass spend parts of…