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Javier Carrillo

Mr. Vigil

Period 2

3/16/17

Both sides of the story

When it comes to writing a story, usually that author of that story has a story of their own. Any

past events or situations in their lives in the past comprehend in what they write about in their story. Many

authors look back on their lives and see if they can make any stories out of it, any type of lessons or

tragedies that may have happen to them. Ray Bradbury, a known science fiction, horror and mystery

fiction author who truly believed in his works and supported his stories of what he believed and cherished

in his early life. In The Pedestrian and The last night of the world Bradbury goes in full depth in

fiction that he believed all through his early life and collaborates them into these stories.

Ray Bradbury started his writing career around 1931 when he was about eleven. Then as a gift,

he got a toy typewriter and there it all started, the stories started to come. In 1934 he was fourteen and

moved to los Angeles, there his career became more serious. Just three years later, Bradbury becomes part

of the science fiction league. In 1938 he graduated from Los Angeles high school and his educational

standpoint ended there. But not his passion or desire to write, in 1942 bradbury wrote The Lake that

he found his distinctive writing style and also where the stories were coming from. The interesting thing

about Bradbury was almost all of his short stories were from his childhood and life experiences he held.

For instance, Homecoming from 1944 was inspired by Bradbury's relatives and their Halloween parties.

Dark Carnival from 1947, a story based on simply Bradbury's Uncles. Bradbury didn't always stick to

the same writing style or genre. In 1947 after the carnival, Bradbury went to philosophical science

fiction. Where he wrote The Martian Chronicles based off the fear of Humankind. Many of

Bradbury's stories have two sides to the both of them.

In The Pedestrian a story of where it's man vs society. One man, Mr.Mead the only character

but also civilian in the story. The story of where society is overruled or say controlled by television or of

its non regular activities.Mr.Mead in the story is introduced or say noticed as abnormal and outdated. He

is viewed as if he is from a different time period in society. As if he were just put there and didn't realized

his own society was gone.As he takes evening walks alone, he is stopped by a cop car. Not a cop, a cop

car. A car that pulls him away, sees his profession as not a profession, a hobby por say.They criticize

Mr.Mead's work and take him in. It was not unequal to walk through a graveyard where only the faintest

glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows. Sudden grey phantoms manifest upon

the inner room walls where a certain was still undrawn against the night. A he passes through the

houses in the streets, everything is gray phantoms. no signs of humanity,absolutely no lights except

from the windows of the houses from the televisions. As in the story, The Pedestrian, Bradbury

discusses and shows the separation of Mr.Mead and society.

Mr. Bradburry shows yet again a separations in this short story. Bradbury tends to write or

include some type of differences in his short stories in his past.When bradbury was young he would

separate himself from others, work often in the libraries and just read. Create ideas for himself. Bradbury

tend to make this short story based off when he was growing up. Bradbury grew up different. I say

different due to he was never like the rest of the kids of his age. He began to write a lot of fictions when

he was younger. Bradbury was an intelligent kid growing up with not a lot of money sadly. To support

himself, he sold newspapers. Bradbury published his first book the year he graduated from high school

back in 1938. Bradbury was extremely intelligent, that led him to be a one of a kind author.

Many short stories have basic teachings and also lessons. But in this particular book, the state of

mind it leaves you in, is one that will leave you wondering. In The last night of the world it begins by a

husband asking his wife, What would you do if you knew that this was the last night of the world?" The

wife didn't know what to reply. She was simply confused, as her husband encourages her to really think

about it. He then tells her that night was the last night of the world. There was no announcement or a type
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of warning they gave out. Just simply a dream the husband had. What was interesting was he wasn't the

only one. Apparently everyone else had the same dream. They were also calm about it. Even the wife had

the dream but didn't think much to come of it. The only struggle in the story was how they wanted to

spend the last night of the world but also to leave or close the door of their children's room. The decided

not to tell the kids but they didn't know what they would have liked.

Bradbury really digs deep into this story. Leaving you to read beyond more than just the lines but

also the meaning of it all. The story starts with What would you do if you knew that this was the last

night of the world?". Instantly engaging the reader but also the author. Bradbury retracting, looking back

in his past. Trying to maybe answer that question himself. This short story would be his answer. The

struggle of not only figuring out what to do on the last night of the world but to debate on leaving his

kids door open or not. To leave the sight of their kids sleeping or not. With everyone fine with death

around them, no stressing over what to do. Apparently felt fine, like if the dream gave them courage but

also some type of belief in what was next for them.

When it comes to writing short stories, most of the time theres two sides of the stories. There are

other contexts that inspire that author to write, other experiences in their life that cause them to free and

express themselves in their stores. Authors most of the time will write about the most recent experiences

but not Bradbury. Bradbury was inspired and got most of his ideas from his childhood. His family,

Hardships with being poor, uncle's, parties. Most of all of Bradbury's stories there are some type of

differences, or some unexpected turn in the story that cause the make of the point in the story.
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