Setting and Mood
What planet does the Bittering family move to?
Mars
Who is the character most worried about Mars changing them?
Mr. Bittering
Why does Harry drop the mirror after seeing his reflection?
He notices his eyes have golden specs in them.
The story suggests humans cannot completely escape this, no matter where they go.
Their environment and change.
"The wind whined."
Personification
What mood do the quiet, empty towns of mars create?
Mysterious, eerie, unsettling
What are the names of Harry's wife and 3 children?
Cora (wife)
David, Laura, Tim (children)
What does Harry plant on Mars in hopes of keeping Earth alive?
Seeds, vegetables (carrots, onions, and radishes), roses, and grass
Bradbury shows that humans slowly lose this connection to Earth.
Their identity and culture
Simile
What disaster destroys the Bitterings’ chance of returning to Earth?
The rocket explosion
What does Tim want to change his name to?
Linnl
What does Harry try to do to escape Mars?
Build a rocket.
What theme is shown when the family stops speaking English names.
Loss of identity
"I bet something happens..."
foreshadowing
The Martian mountains and villas make the environment seem this way to the humans.
Beautiful, tempting, inviting
Which character seems the most unafraid of Mars and the most willing to adapt?
Cora
Instead of finishing the rocket, the group decides to do this instead.
They move to the martian villas in the mountains.
What is the bigger message for how environment effects people?
Your environment shapes who you are
human health, behavior, and society are not independent of their surroundings, but are fundamentally, continuously, and profoundly shaped by them.
"It was the moments Mars had waited for. Now, it would eat them."
Personification
How does the setting contribute to the theme by showing how the environment can do this to people?
The setting physically changes and influences the settlers.
Describe the humans at the end of the story. What do they look like?
Tall, slender, dark skin, bright golden eyes- Fully martian
The story ends with new Earth people arriving and making this mistaken assumption.
They assume that the Martians they see are native. Instead, they are the humans they were looking for, just transformed
What is one consequence of human colonialization?
change, diversity loss, social structuring, exploitation, habitat destruction
"They leaped into the canal water, and he let himself sink down and down to the bottom like a golden statue."
Simile