It mindlessly prepares for the morning by making toast, cleaning the dishes, and patiently waiting for its owners to get ready for each new day.Īs it turns out, the house miraculously survived a nuclear war, which destroyed the entire human race. In one of his most terrifying and heart-wrenching stories, Ray Bradbury gives readers a mechanized house as the protagonist. All seem to have stemmed from the butterfly’s death.Įckels has irrevocably changed the future…apparently for the worse. When he and his guide return to the present, they notice many changes, both large and small. The protagonist books himself a trip to prehistoric times, in order to hunt the fearsome T-Rex.ĭespite numerous warnings, Eckels manages to step off the path. What’s more, only the rich can pay for amazing trips into the past.
Her classmates lock her in a closet just before the sun is due to make its one-hour appearance, and are so happy frolicking outside that they forget all about her.īy the time they remember to let her out, the sun has faded once more.Ī film adaptation was made in 1982, although the ending varies slightly from Bradbury’s original work.Ĭollections: Collier’s, The Golden Apples of the Sunįar in the future, time travel exists as a commodity, rather than a marvel of science. Kids bully Margot, born on earth, due to her memories and fondness of the sun. They cover up its existence, and report back that it should be avoided at all costs.Ĭollections: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionĪ brilliant portrayal of the casual, everyday sadism in young children, “All Summer in a Day” follows a group of schoolchildren living on Venus, where the sun only shines for one hour every seven years. Ultimately, the group decides that the planet must remain unspoiled by the greedy hand of man. In the end, the planet is too perfect, and gives them everything they could ever want. The story begins with a philosophical debate on colonialism, and the impetus for some to rape and pillage the planet.īy contrast, the captain of the rocket simply yearns to explore new worlds.
In this story, explorers come to an uninhabited planet, searching for resources to bring back to Earth. His central themes revolved around the greed of corporations, the dangers of ever-advancing technology in the hands of those who care only for money…and the simple wonder of looking up at the night sky, wondering if anyone is looking back.Ĭollections: R is for Rocket, The Golden Apples of the Sun Long before the dawn of the space age, Ray Bradbury wrote stories that touched readers’ hearts and vividly imagined a world beyond Earth.
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