Ray BradburyThe Illustrated Man

Fahrenheit 451

Science Fiction

• Definition: fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, often portraying space or time travel and life on other planets

American Science Fiction• “Golden Age”– 1940s & 1950s

• Inspired by WWII– Anxiety arose in response

to nuclear weaponry and the impending Cold War

• Advancements during the Era:• Television• Highways• Space travel• Skyscrapers • Biological research• Technology

– inspired writers to examine impact of each on human existence

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOHM9qeNcRE

Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts

• American• Born: 1920 • Died: 2012• Fan of magic and

fantasy as a child• Decided to become a

writer at 12 or 13• Couldn’t afford college;

went to libraries instead

Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts

• Best known for:– Fahrenheit 451– The Martian Chronicles– The Illustrated Man

• Genre: Science fiction– Short stories– Novels

• A conversation with Ray Bradbury– http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=EzD0YtbViCs• Bradbury on writing persistently

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlYAhSffEDM

Why do people tell stories?

Functions of Storytelling

1. Teaching morals2. Teaching cultural

expectations3. Teaching behavioral

norms4. Enabling people to

make sense of the world

5. Communication

6. Building group understanding

7. Stimulating memory8. Entertainment9. Developing language10. Maintaining tradition

Adapted from:http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro6/web3/bcanver.html

How do people share storiesbeyond books?

The Illustrated Man

• Collection of 18 short stories with frame narrative

• Published in 1951• Set in the future• Adapted for film in 1963– http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uDkTHj6k0

• Themes– Pitfalls of technology– Complexities of human

psychology– Morality vs. amorality– Inevitability of fate– Faith– Revenge

Stories through Tattoos

• Tattoo moms• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

PZg6Kqv0488• Tattoo music video• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8y3EFuy

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Assignment

• The Veldt radio broadcast• http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/sci-

fi/Dimension-X/The-Veldt-August-09-1951-show-3777.html

Science Fiction

• Definition: fiction based on __________future scientific or technological ________ and major social or ____________ changes, often portraying space or time _________ and life on other _________

American Science Fiction• “Golden Age”– ______s & ______s

• Inspired by _______– _______ arose in response

to __________ weaponry and the impending ________________

• Advancements during the Era:• __________• __________• _________________• __________• _________________• __________

– inspired writers to examine impact of each on _______ existence

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOHM9qeNcRE

Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts

• American• Born: ______• Died: ______• Fan of ______ and

_________ as a child• Decided to become a

writer at ___ or ___• Couldn’t afford ______;

went to ______ instead

Ray Bradbury: Fast Facts

• Best known for:– Fahrenheit 451– The Martian Chronicles– The Illustrated Man

• Genre: _____________– ______________– ___________

• A conversation with Ray Bradbury– http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=EzD0YtbViCs• Bradbury on writing persistently

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlYAhSffEDM

Functions of Storytelling

1. Teaching ________2. Teaching cultural

____________3. Teaching behavioral

__________4. Enabling people to

make _________vof the world

5. _______________

6. Building group ____________

7. Stimulating ________8. _____________9. Developing _________10. Maintaining ________

Adapted from:http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro6/web3/bcanver.html

The Illustrated Man

• Collection of ____ short stories with _______ narrative

• Published in _______• Set in the ________• Adapted for ___ in ____– http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uDkTHj6k0

• Themes– Pitfalls of ___________– Complexities of human

______________– Morality vs. _________– Inevitability of _____– _________– _________