Martian Chronicles Post #1

The title of the chapter was June 2001:  -And The Moon Be Still As Bright. This story is about when the astronauts from Earth land on Mars and experience their first night there.  A passage that describes the setting is on page 49, paragraph 3, "It wouldn't be right., the first night on Mars, to make a loud noise, to introduce a strange, silly, bright thing like a stove." Another passage that describes it would be on page 48, paragraph 1, "It was so cold when they first came from the rocket into the night that Spender began to gather the dry Martian wood and build a small fire." This passage sounds like it starts it begins the middle of the story and shows it from the humans' perspective. Bradbury uses the setting to comment on the conflict by using the cold atmosphere of Mars, having the humans debate on whether to use the chemical fuel or make the fire handmade. In conclusion, this story was about the struggles of humans on Mars.

Response To Science Fiction Ariticle

This article, How Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" Changed Science Fiction (And Literature), shows that science fiction in its entirety is a whole different genre than people back in the 1950's have experienced with. He breaks usual 'traditions' when it came to writing "The Martian Chronicles. Instead of going with the more typical setting of new and advanced technology or having everything look like a utopia, Bradbury starts with more of an "at home" setting. He doesn't go along with what most people think of when they hear the words science fiction. He strays away from that and uses his own imagination to create his story. Ray Bradbury also makes allusions to American history. The article clearly states, "Just as Europeans landed in North and Central America wholly unprepared for what they found there, Bradbury's Earthmen are unprepared time and again for the wonder and the horror of Mars." As you can now see, Ray Bradbury changed science fiction and flipped the script on what a good science fiction looks like.

Dandelion Wine Evaluation

What I didn't like about Dandelion Wine is that it seemed very..redundant. It was all about people who have experienced different things during the summer of 1928. To me, I want something with a little more action. I mean, sure, I like the witty references such as calling an old man a time machine. That's probably ONE of the only things I liked about it, The other story I liked was the one when the women were all having a good time together and all of a sudden one of them is followed home. What I learned about writing from the book was that writing doesn't always have to sound so formal, such as "Madame". I learned that it's ok to write in your own voice, not as someone that you're not. The author didn't make much of an impression on me because when I heard his name..it gave me a weird vibe like, 'Oh dear, this is gonna be a dragger." What I mean by that is that he gave me the impression that Dandelion Wine was one of those books that drag on forever and ever and ever, with seemingly no end in sight and for me as a reader, I hate stories like that with a burning passion. At least this story changed on perspective every so often. It was probably the only reason why I didn't lose my mind when I first started reading it. I learned a bunch of things from the book though. What I learned is that you have to live each day like it's your last because you don't know when you're going to lose it.

Dandelion Wine Post

The first story of  Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about an old woman named Mrs. Bentely who tries to convince three children that she was once young. What I liked about this story is that as it goes into more depth, we found out more about her past and her losses or gains. We also come to find out that Mrs. Bentley had a hard time moving on from the death of her husband. Another element I liked about this short story is that it uses the ghost of her husband and makes it seem real to her. I love how the author uses her loss of a husband to gain more wisdom, telling her that all of those things that she has aren't hers anymore because they are things of the past, of what used to be. I liked the message he created in this story which was, don't hold onto things from the past for it will hinder you in the future. 

       

The second story of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about when Douglas finds out that the trolley was being shut down. I liked the message in that story which I thought was that all good things come to a sudden end. This is shown when Douglas says, "Don't make the same kind of noise. Don't have tracks or wires, don't throw sparks, don't pour sand on the tracks, don't have the same colors, don't have a bell, don't let down a step like a trolley does!" This shows that Douglas hated the fact that the trolley was being taken away, shortly after the Green Machine was shut down. I thought of the story as a heartwarmer but also as a reminder that things end, but good things end much sooner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

My Valentine's Day Anti-Poem

Roses are red
Violets Are blue
If you like Valentines Day
I hate to tell you...

Favorite Genres

My favorite genres are Mysteries and Thrillers and Fantasy. There are many reasons why these are my favorite. For Mysteries and Thrillers, I love the suspense it gives me when I'm reading those stories at 4:00 in the morning while drink cold hot cocoa. For Fantasy, I love how they use the magical element. For example, Harry Potter with the phoenix that dies but comes back to life. It uses mythical creatures that I can grow attached to.

Writing Tips Assignment

The top 10 rules that made sense to me was the one that said, "Writing doesn't love you. It doesn't care. Nevertheless, it can behave with remarkable generosity. Speak well of it, encourage others, pass it on."  The reason why it made sense because I commit to that rule more than any other of the rules. I think my writing isn't bad, but it could always improve. I would accept criticism but not in a demeaning way. I practice the rule that was mentioned earlier on and I also practice the rule for getting rid of words you don't need.