Use Of Technology In Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man

In the novel The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury, there are many short stories that analyze the abuse and danger of technology, as well as our fascination with it. In addition, it shows how technology influences our relationships with others. In “The Veldt”, a family’s smart house ends up making their lives easier at first, but eventually ruining their lives as the technology becomes a replacement for the people themselves. In the story, the children end up killing their parents because the home has become a parent figure to them, and their real parents threaten to take it away. In “Marionettes, Inc.”, peoples’ robotic forms of themselves begin to act for themselves and become a better version of the original person. Rather than deal with the problems in their relationships, the people in the story choose to run away by making a robotic version of themselves. Ray Bradbury uses these stories that show the risks of technology in order to spread the message that we need to be careful around
In the story, a father can only afford to send one person in his family to Mars, a trip that would be an incredible opportunity. No one wants to go unless the others in the family could also attend. To solve the problem, the father buys a rocket, and creates an illusion so that everyone can go on the trip. In this story, the family doesn’t have much material wealth, but they care for other, and are overjoyed that they get to share the experience of going to space together. Furthermore, Bradbury shows how technology can be used for good. The father uses film, mirrors, screens, and other gadgets to create the fantasy that they are travelling through space, and as a result, gives his children the experience of a lifetime. In addition, Bradbury demonstrates the importance of relationships in bringing a person’s happiness, rather than