Symbolism In Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
A long time ago when I was four years old, I remember wondering about the symbols that were written on the books and posters all around me, and this curiosity then sparked my love for reading that I have today. I decided to ask my father about the odd markings after he read a Dr. Seuss book to me. He told me that there is meaning in these symbols allowing for him to tell the story of “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” This knowledge blew my mind and generated a sense of wonder that stayed with me for the rest of my life. As soon as I got into second grade, I learned how to read tolerable and I decided to read fantastic stories encased within the book, “Two minute mysteries.” I spent countless hours lying in my fluffy bed with the
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My short attention span of that time was drawn to Ray Bradbury’s story since at that time I loved space exploration, and the idea of colonizing Mars intrigued me, so I decided to read it over winter break. I remember sitting by the crackling fire with the sound of my cousins playing board games in the background. Despite this, I tuned these sounds out and read about the adventures of Captain Nathaniel York and his mysterious disappearance from Mars. This book’s style of having mini stories within a larger picture encouraged me to then keep reading this story until the end. When the story was over, I became distraught over the fact that this beautiful story was over. This sadness resulted in my relationship with reading to shatter, and I did not read a book for an extremely long time. Many years later in eighth grade, I remembered the joy that I had reading one of Ray Bradbury’s stories, so I wanted to read more. One day when thinking about what to read for my first book report, I decided to check my collection of books that my family had collected over the years. I walked into my basement that day in pitch black, and turning on the blinding light, I saw one of Bradbury’s stories, Fahrenheit 451. The plot contained within these dusty pages regained my passion for reading almost instantaneously, and then
My short attention span of that time was drawn to Ray Bradbury’s story since at that time I loved space exploration, and the idea of colonizing Mars intrigued me, so I decided to read it over winter break. I remember sitting by the crackling fire with the sound of my cousins playing board games in the background. Despite this, I tuned these sounds out and read about the adventures of Captain Nathaniel York and his mysterious disappearance from Mars. This book’s style of having mini stories within a larger picture encouraged me to then keep reading this story until the end. When the story was over, I became distraught over the fact that this beautiful story was over. This sadness resulted in my relationship with reading to shatter, and I did not read a book for an extremely long time. Many years later in eighth grade, I remembered the joy that I had reading one of Ray Bradbury’s stories, so I wanted to read more. One day when thinking about what to read for my first book report, I decided to check my collection of books that my family had collected over the years. I walked into my basement that day in pitch black, and turning on the blinding light, I saw one of Bradbury’s stories, Fahrenheit 451. The plot contained within these dusty pages regained my passion for reading almost instantaneously, and then