The Similarities Between Societies: Dandelion Wine By Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is an amazing author and has his own distinct way of writing, but he always discovers a way to make his stories similar in some way. Bradbury is an American author who has won many awards. There are three stories in particular he has written, “A Sound Of Thunder”, “The Veldt”, and “The Pedestrian”. He puts the same writing technique in all of his stories, imagery. Bradbury uses imagery to grab the reader's attention by giving amazing detail and explanation on certain parts of his stories, to create an amazing picture which makes it easier to visualize.

▪ Psychological or Psychoanalytical Criticism – a leading tradition in psychological criticism is the Freudian’s. According to its followers, the meaning of a work of literature depends on the psyche and even on the neuroses of the author. Ray Bradbury wrote this short story in a very old age. And the significance of this story is also view from the point of view of the old person’s being aware of all the new technologies of the world. People shouldn’t live in their shells; they should go ahead together with the progress. Ray Bradbury, being in his late years understood and took the progress in a right way and probably wanted to show that people shouldn’t stop in their development.

In the beginning of the short story, as Brother reflects on Doodle’s life, the author uses personification and foreshadowing to create a mood of remorse. As he gazes out of the window into his backyard, Brother states that “the graveyard flowers were blooming. ...speaking softly the names of our dead” (Hurst 1). The flowers provide flashbacks of the past, and foreshadow a loss of life. The loneliness felt by Brother causes readers to consider how they would feel if their loved one was gone. As Brother observes the seasons, it is noted that “summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born” (Hurst 1). The personifications of the seasons as stages in the cycle of life and death creates an unsure and uncertain mood. The shift between seasons creates an idea of change and uncertainty of events to come. Hurst creates a mood of remorse through

Ray Bradbury had a lot of amazing creativity that helped him to explore multiple genres, giving readers

The motif of light and pureness is magnified numerously to juxtapose the dystopian society. The untainted diction Bradbury maintains exemplifies his perspective of books, for the readers to acknowledge. Not only does he compare books to pigeons, he inserts unsullied words to further epitomize the author’s view of books.

Our society is all about entertainment and government control. Everyday hours are wasted watching a screen. Every day the government makes more and more request to censor items on Google. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury warns future generations not to be trapped by entertainment and the government censorship. Look around; we are no different. This essay will state the similarities and differences between our societies. I believe that if we keep heading in this direction we will turn out to be like the Fahrenheit 451 society.

Ray Bradbury’s masterpiece Fahrenheit 451 is read by high school students across the United States. Nearly all of his works were science fiction and fantasy. He addressed many important issues of his time in his works and has been interviewed time and time and time again. Ray Bradbury accomplished his childhood dream of “living forever” in his writing while becoming famous for writing Fahrenheit 451 and addressing major issues of the age of anxiety.

Ray Bradbury is extensively remembered for his unique writing style. Bradbury never needs to fully explain himself in his writing. Although, it is a little confusing, the confusion makes the reader think in a real life perspective. The one main thing that stands out of Bradbury’s work, is his use of literary devices to show what he is trying to tell us through the book. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, the use of figurative language, symbolism, and biblical references express Bradbury’s concern about how powerful governments manipulate citizens.

There are many similarities between our society and the one portrayed in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The first similarity is technology, in both societies there are many advanced electronic products for many uses. The second similarity is drug use, there are many people overdose and cause many problems in both societies. The last similarity is transportation, there are many fast cars and nice public transportation but still has many car accidents and other transportation problems in both societies. In addition to these similarities, there are still has many similarities between those 2 societies. It is a really great book for us to read and analysis.

The author of the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, tries to explain that technology is going to end up taking over books. Through Fahrenheit 451, Ray does an excellent job by showing the reader about how technology can take over people’s minds. This novel helps explain that the people became dependent on their technologies that they no longer found interest in books, and that it made them feel an emotion other than happiness. Reading this book, I noticed that multiple times, the author tried to show how technology took over. People in this society had no knowledge or common sense because of their dependance on technology.

Ray Bradbury's use of paradoxical statements is to promote the true meaning of this novel, which is knowledge versus ignorance. Knowledge is key in life, yet the society in this novel takes it for granted. They rather sit in front of a television screen and watch fictional characters all day long than gain the one thing the world can give which is free, and that

Everyone suffers loss at some point in their lives but, it affects people differently. Some are more vocal about their feelings than others. Nevertheless, the pain of loss can push growth and maturity in everyone. The harsh sting of loss however will never be as strong as the love from friends and family. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Dandelion Wine, the citizens of Green Town, Illinois endure loss in its many forms. There is the death of a loved one, extraction of an object no matter how insignificant, and the end of youth. These are portrayed during the events of the book as they happen to twelve-year-old Douglas (Doug) Spaulding.

Everyone enjoys the summertime. In Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, Douglas Spaulding, a twelve-year-old boy, wakes up the town to summer. A few days into summer, he suddenly realizes his existence and livelihood. Not merely existing and taking up space, Douglas notices his surroundings and slowly begins to understand life. How to manage and control one’s life on earth exists as one of the main issues Doug faces. He struggles in finding how to live life and using his time on earth to his full advantage. In Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, the motif of time shows the struggle between life and death, serves as an object of change, and reinforces one’s short time on earth, suggesting that quality trumps quantity.

Dandelion Wine is a novel created by Ray Bradbury. The book was copyrighted in 1946 by Ray Bradbury and published in 1957 by The Curtis Publishing Company. It is an autobiographical science fiction story with 269 pages.

Douglas is crushed by John’s news, and he deals with the loss of his friend by getting angry with John. Afterwards, Colonel Freeleigh dies, and Douglas feels a great loss. He comes to realize that the colonel’s legacy has died with him. As August starts, Douglas begins to lose his enthusiasm in summer. However, his grandfather is able to raise his spirits with dandelion wine. The dandelion wine that he makes with his brother Tom and his grandfather represents the spirit of summer that Douglas loves so much. Eventually the thought of death begins to haunt Douglas. He witnesses the brief relationship between Bill Forrester and ninety-five-year-old Helen Loomis. Although their ages are far apart, they talk together every day for weeks, as if seems that their minds are perfect for each other, although it ends when Miss Loomis dies. In the end, Douglas comes to terms with death and that summer is coming to an end although he reflects on what he’s observed throughout the summer and looks on never forgetting the magic of life that summer brings through the power of dandelion wine.