Language Features
This language feature compares two things using "like" or "as."
Similie
The emotion that Willie feels deep down when hearing a white man is on his way to Mars (no, not anger)
Fear
Protagonist's FULL name?
Willie Johnson
This group left Earth years ago due to racism and built a new life on Mars.
HINT: The correct term is the combination of two continents/countries placed together
African Amerians
This language feature says one thing is another to suggest they share similar qualities, without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
The thing that Willie seeks to achieve by killing the white man upon his arrival.
Revenge
Protagonist's wife?
Hattie
This is the planet where the story takes place.
Mars
What does the rope symbolise?
Willie’s vengeful desire for authority and control over the white man. Tied as a noose, the rope is a racially-charged symbol that points to a long, dark history of racism in America.
This language feature uses an object, person, or colour to represent a deeper meaning or idea.
Symbolism
Refers to both laws passed to separate people
Segregation
Whose arrival on Mars is anticipated?
The White Man
What moment in the story do we see the character's morals put to the test?
The arrival of the white man - the Earth people have endured the same feelings of pain, loneliness, and homelessness that the Martians experienced on Earth, meaning that now everyone is “on the same level.”
When the white man arrives, the Martians plan to lynch him. Why has the author done this?
Ray Bradbury uses the Martians’ plan to lynch the white man to highlight the cycle of racial hatred and violence.
This technique involves saying the opposite of what is meant, often sarcastically.
Irony
The lasting impact of the racial violence committed.
Trauma
Name of the racist man who hanged Willie’s father on Knockwood Hill and shot Willie’s mother
Mr. Burton
What action does Willie take at the end that SYMBOLISES he has chosen forgiveness, rather than hate.
He takes down the segregation sign.
What does Willie mean when he says “Seems like for the first time today I really seen the white man—I really seen him clear.”
He sees the white man as human, not just a symbol of past oppression.
This language feature places two contrasting ideas or images close together to highlight their differences.
Juxtaposition
The feeling of being alone of isolated.
Alienation
Who opposes Willie’s idea to create racial segregation laws that target white people?
The mayor
This event on Earth changes the minds of the Martians and ends their desire for revenge.
The nuclear war/WW3
What does Willie mean when he says "the shoe jis on the other foot now"?
The phrase means a situation has changed to the opposite of what it was before. Therefore, he is pointing out the irony of this situation and insinuating that he intends to treat the white people the same way he (and the other African Americans) were.