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The Martian Chronicles - Online Term Paper

The Martian Chronicles

is an excellent collection of loosely-tied short stories which together make the history of man's conquest of Mars. It is one of Bradbury's finest books, and certainly the most popular one.
is one of those rare books showing mankind as alien invaders on another planet. Mars is perhaps the most common source, in early SF literature, for invasions into Earth - the most famous example being H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. In Bradbury's novel, we see how it can happen the other way around. As in Wells' work, here, too, the Martians are killed by Earth's bacteria -- but rather than a case of victory in a war, this is a sad disaster. The desease wiped out a beautiful, wise, and ancient ...

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referenced directly. And it's rather obvious that Bradbury considers it to be wrong.
And yet, The Maritan Chronicles is not only a criticism. At times, it can only be described as a poetry in ...

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Added: 2/16/2007 04:06:11 PM
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