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Transcript of “Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed” Written By: Ray Bradbury Powerpoint By: Maddie, Alyssa, and...
Summary:
In the short story, “Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury, a family of five
travel to Mars to start a new lifestyle away from danger on Earth. After building a house and getting settled, they start to notice weird
things like flowers changing colors, food changing tastes, cows growing a third horn,
and more. They decide to live at the villa and eventually transform into Martians.
Focus Question:
How can a new, completely different lifestyle and home
change a person?
Earth and Mars
Characters:
We meet the Bittering family, consisting of the parents, Harry and Cora, and their children, David, Laura, and Dan.
Changes to Humans and Animals:
The humans’ eyes turned gold, their skin became darker, and they grew
taller and skinnier.
The cow grew a third horn.
Changes to Plants:
Roses turned green, the grass turned purple, and the peach
blossoms changed taste and color as well.
Trying to Escape:
Harry Bittering, the father of the family, wants to escape Mars after he learns that Earth’s rockets are broken by an atom bomb and can no longer come to retrieve them.
At the end of the story, in the falling action, men come from rockets to save the Americans
on Mars. They figured they were Martians because of how much they changed.
• Realistic and fantastic details• Grounded in science• Usually set in the future• Unknown inventions
Science is involved in this story. It takes place in the future and on Mars. Also, this story includes extra terrestrials (Martians)
We thought that this was an interesting science fiction story. It took place in the
future and on mars. We all enjoyed reading it because of the setting and use
of science.
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