Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals

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social irritation. By 1942,
Bradbury was able to earn enough money writing that he could give up his
job selling newspapers and devote all of his time to what he loved.
(Candee 88)
As some critics would agree, the term "science-fiction" does not
apply to Bradbury's work. Most of his stories are more along the lines of
fantasy with an intense understanding of human nature. In "The Green
Morning", a man named Benjamin Driscoll arives on Mars looking for a job
and a way to fit in. Before long, however, he faints, as many people do,
because of the thin air of Mars. Upon waking, the first thing he notices
is the lack of trees on the Martian plains. He decides that his job
should be to plant trees. He works for weeks planting trees of all kinds
across the Martian countryside but the lack of rain leads him to believe
that all of his efforts are in vain. That night the rains come, and when
Driscoll awakens the next morning, he finds a Mars covered with trees over
six feet ...

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