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Unit 21 Frost and Fire Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction and horror stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20th-century American genre writers. He wrote and consulted on many screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and most notably, It Came from Outer Space, and many of his works have been adapted into comic books, television shows, and films. Writing Bradbury claimed a wide variety of influences, and described discussions he might have with his favorite poets and writers Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, and Thomas Wolfe. From Steinbeck, he said he learned how to write objectively and yet insert all of the insights without too much extra comment. He studied Eudora Welty for her remarkable ability to give you atmosphere, character, and motion in a single line. Bradburys favorite writers growing up included Katherine Anne Porter, who wrote about the American South, Edith Wharton, and Jessamyn West. Writing When later asked about the lyrical power of his prose, Bradbury replied, From reading so much poetry every day of my life. My favorite writers have been those who’ve said things well. He is quoted, If youre reluctant to weep, you wont live a full and complete life. Writing In regard to his education, Bradbury said: Libraries raised me. I dont believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students dont have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldnt go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years. Career Ray Bradbury was free to start a career in writing when, owing to his bad eyesight, he was reject