![]() Like the double shadows cast by the twin moons that dawn on the red planet, Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is a novel concerning the dual aspect of technology and its consequences. On the one hand, the novel is a cautionary tale regarding the excesses of technology which if misused can lead to dire consequences. At the same time the novel is one of hope and a wish for a better future as technology enables more enlightened individuals to escape the gravitational pull of Earth to start afresh upon the red planet. Hence looking back, the novel takes place in a dystopian setting where humans come to mars to escape the nuclear horrors of earth. At the same time the novel is also Utopian in that it dreams of a better future. The final two chapters of the book; "There will come soft rain" and "The million year picnic" aptly captures the dual themes of this novel. The prose of the novel is as stark and minimalist as the Martian Landscape, while the author is able to effectively communicate the sense of loneliness and stillness of life on Mars. The fact that the novel was first written as a Serial and then collated into a book means that a reader has the choice to view each chapter as an independent episode or as a coherent story bound by a common theme. Despite the stark themes such as environmental pollution, homogeneity of beliefs, violence, entropy depicted in the novel, Ray Bradbury is an optimist and encourages the reader to never stop pursuing ones dreams to live and to shape a better world. Overall, an excellent novel Favourite Quotes "All down the way the pursued and the pursuing, the dream and the dreamers, the quarry and the hounds." - The Martian Book Details The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Good Reads
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