The Illustrated Man

THE ILLUSTRATED MAN- RAY BRADBURY
Analysis

Prologue:
Setting: in Wisconsin during early September.
Characters: The illustrated man- The narrator- Old woman
Conflict: Protagonist: The narrator
Antagonist: The Illustrated Man
Climax: The Illustrated Man warns the narrator about his tattoos.
Outcome: The narrator can’t resist to stare the tattoos and the first story stratsto be told.
Personal opinion: I reallly love this story, because of the amazing creativity and de incredible descriptions.

The veldt:
Setting: happy life home- future
Characters:
George Hadley: father.
Lydia Hadley: mother.
Peter Hadley: Son of George and Lydia.
Wendy Hadley: Daughter of George and Lydia.
David McClean:Psychologist
Conflict: Protagonist : The Hadley parents, whoare concerned about the imagination of their children.
Antagonist: The Hadley children, who loved their virtual reality nursery.

Climax: The Hadley parents decide to shut down the nursery, but let the children play in it one last time.

Outcome: The nursery sets its lions on the Hadley parents, killing them and protecting the Hadley children from beingdeprived of its comforts.

Themes: The main theme is the abuse of technology. In this case, there is a chain of causality: the laziness engendered by a fully automated home has destroyed the familial bond, as the parents have ceased parenting; with the familial bond broken, technology has stepped into the vacuum and become the new parent of the children, providing not only comfort and care but themeans to eliminate the old parents. Related to this theme is the danger of the imagination, as the children have conjured the reality that preys on their parents.

Personal opinion: I think the idea of a sick futuristic world is excellent, how machines are the new ‘parents’, so child love them virtual nursery more than them real parents.

Kaleidoscope:

Setting: Outer space, in theaftermath of a rocket explosion.

Characters: Hollis, Woode, Stone, Stimson, Applegate,Lespere Barkley: Astronauts flung into space by his rocket exploding- Captain -Boy: Wishes on the shooting star that is Hollis' body re-entering Earth's atmosphere- Mother: Encourages her son to make that wish.

Conflict: Protagonist :Hollis, who tries to cope with his very imminent death.Antagonist: Death itself.

Climax: Hollis accepts his fate but wishes he could have one last influence in his death.

Outcome: A boy makes a wish on what he thinks is a shooting star, which is Hollis.

Themes: The theme is the acceptance of death and how that relates to the way people lead their lives.

Personal opinion: I think this story was a bit bored, after all it’s wonderful the idea ofHolly’s death could make happy a boy before a sad and por life.


The other foot

Setting: Mars, which has been settled by African Americans twenty years earlier.

Characters:
Willie Johnson: Martian settler seeking revenge on his parents' death by lynching.
Hattie Johnson: Wife of Willie Johnson.
Three unnamed sons: The Johnson children.
Elizabeth Brown: Neighbor of theJohnsons.
Mr. Brown: Husband of Elisabeth Brown who harbors no desire for revenge.
Trolley operator: Approves of the White section painted for his trolley.
Mayor: Tries to prevent the mob forming around Willie Johnson.
Old Man: Spokesperson for the first rocket of white people to land on Mars.
Conflict: Protagonist: Willie Johnson, who wishes revenge for his parents' death at the hands of whiteracists on Earth.
Antagonist: The unnamed old white man who arrives in the rocket and asks for mercy on behalf of Earthians.

Climax: The old man explains that the people and places where Johnson's parents were killed are now all gone.

Outcome: Johnson backs off from his revenge, deciding it's time for a new start.

Themes:The main theme is the emptiness of revenge:...