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Mind Map by Sujeeth Jayarama, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sujeeth Jayarama
over 8 years ago
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Ray Bradbury ("The Rocket") by: Sujeeth
Jayaraman, Imran Haidery, Alvin Peng
- Writing Style
- Character Development
- Bradbury shows many
human characteristics
such as jealousy,
bitterness, etc to show
how it affects one's
choices
- "'When you tell your amazing trip to
her, over the years, won't bitterness
gnaw at her?'"(Bradbury 268)
Bramante, carries Bradbury's
understanding of the human emotions
and characteristics to the reader.
- "'When you tell your amazing trip to
her, over the years, won't bitterness
gnaw at her?'"(Bradbury 268)
Bramante, carries Bradbury's
understanding of the human emotions
and characteristics to the reader.
- Dialogue is used as a
way to develop
characters
- "'You have ruined us... Our money used for this - this thing. When it
should have been spent on equipment'"(Bradbury 275). Maria originally
cared about Bodoni, but through this dialogue, Bodoni's actions have
made Maria to change and to speak out against him.
- "'You have ruined us... Our money used for this - this thing. When it
should have been spent on equipment'"(Bradbury 275). Maria originally
cared about Bodoni, but through this dialogue, Bodoni's actions have
made Maria to change and to speak out against him.
- Bradbury shows many
human characteristics
such as jealousy,
bitterness, etc to show
how it affects one's
choices
- Narrator
- Does not seem
like a character
- only explains the story,
has no opinion
- Does not seem
like a character
- Figurative Language
- not really deep
or sophisticated
- not really deep
or sophisticated
- Word Choice
- not sophisticated
- most of his words are used
the show a mood or
develops a scene
- "Now, this very night, he stood half
naked in the darkness, watching the
fire fountains murmuring in the air.
The rockets on their long wild way to
Mars and Saturn and Venus!"(Bradbury
267).
- "Now, this very night, he stood half
naked in the darkness, watching the
fire fountains murmuring in the air.
The rockets on their long wild way to
Mars and Saturn and Venus!"(Bradbury
267).
- not sophisticated
- Character Development
- Characters
- Fiorello Bodoni
- Poor
- Melts metal for a living
- A good father
- Enjoys escaping the
reality of his current
situation
- Cares about his children more than himself
- Poor
- Maria (Wife of Bodoni)
- pregnant
- cares for Bodoni and her children dearly
- pregnant
- Bramante
- hardened over the years
- does not believe in change
- believes that the money
Bodoni has saved for a
rocket ticket will only
bring jelousy
- Thinks the
world is
biased toward
the rich
- hardened over the years
- Paolo
- knows the best for the family
- not selfish
- knows the best for the family
- Antonello
- Son of Bodoni
- Son of Bodoni
- Lorenzo
- Oldest son of Bodoni
- Oldest son of Bodoni
- Miriamne
- Daughter of Bodini
- Daughter of Bodini
- Fiorello Bodoni
- Autobiographical elements
- As a child Bradbury was
fascinated with magicians, so
the illlusion that Bodoni
created for his children may
have been inspired by this
point in life
- As a child Bradbury was
fascinated with magicians, so
the illlusion that Bodoni
created for his children may
have been inspired by this
point in life
- Theme
- Family is the most important part of life
- You don't have to have a
lot of money to be happy
- Be content with what you have
- Opportunity to only one
will bring envy to others
- Family is the most important part of life
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