To turn an everyday event into something unusual or sinister was a common writing style for author Ray Bradbury. He used this style in many of his books, including Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, which ended up being two of his most popular books. By using this type of style in his work, he hoped to live forever through his fiction and cause readers to think more about the world around them. Bradbury was born and raised in Waukegan, Illinois by his parents Moberg and Leonard S. Bradbury. During his childhood, he often read adventure and fantasy fiction, and he was also a fan of magicians. When Bradbury was around the age of twelve-thirteen, he decided that he wanted to become an author. Then later on in 1934, around the time he…show more content… He wrote multiple plays, poems, essays, novels, and screenplays. He used multiple techniques and styles in his work, such as the emphasis on human cautions and values, and the incorporation of his childhood into his novels and short stories. Bradbury wrote mostly science and fantasy fiction, although he did write a few realistic stories (“Ray Bradbury”). He often rejected the title of a science fiction author, with the claim that his work was fantastical and unreal. He believed that science fiction was a depiction of the real, while fantasy was a depiction of the unreal (“Ray Bradbury…show more content… Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1953 and was praised for its intensity, engaging narrative, and concise presentation. This novel describes a civilization in which books are outlawed and any that are found are burned. The main conflict of this book is an intellectual against the masses, or an individual against society (“Ray Bradbury”). Another one of his popular works is The Martian Chronicles, which is a collection of short stories. The Martian Chronicles were published in 1950, and the main conflict of this novel is the colonization of Mars by humans that have fled from a troubled and atomically devastated earth and the conflict between the humans and the native Martians. This novel was labeled science fiction, but Bradbury believed that it should be fantasy (“Ray Bradbury”).
During his lifetime, Bradbury received twelve awards and thirteen other nominations. One of the awards that he received was a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his motion picture, given to him on April 1, 2002 (“Ray Bradbury Awards”). He also won the Pulitzer in 2004, which is an award for achievements in writing. Although, his favorite award was Ideas Consultant, which was for the U.S. Pavilion at the 1964 World Fair (“Ray Bradbury
