Ray Bradbury “FINAL PROJECT”

1. Ray Bradbury“FINAL PROJECT” By, Brett Shores

2. Born Ray Douglas Bradbury on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan Illinois to his Father Leonard Spalding Bradbury and his mother Esther Moberg Bradbury. • His Father worked as a linesman for a utility company called Waukegan Bureau Power and Light . Basic Facts

3. He graduated from Los Angeles High School. • Did not attend college • Sold newspapers on the L.A. street corners from 1938-1942 • Became a full time writer in 1943 • On September 27, 1947 Ray Married Marguerite 'Maggie' McClure. • They had 4 Daughters Susan, Ramona, Bettina, and Alexandria. Basic Facts Cont.

4. Today, Ray and Maggie Bradbury continue to live in Los Angeles. They have eight grandchildren and four cats • Ray Bradbury still writes daily and occasionally lectures. At an age when most men rest on their laurels, Bradbury remains a dynamic storyteller and contributor of "obvious answers to impossible futures.". Outside of Writing

5. O’Henry memorial award • The Benjamin franklin award • The World Fantasy award for lifetime achievement • The Grand Masters award from the Science Fictions Writers of America • The PEN Center USA West Lifetime achievement award Awards

6. the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters was conferred upon Mr. Bradbury at the 2000 National Book Awards Ceremony in New York City. • He has been nominated for an Academy Award (for his animated film Icarus Montgolfier Wright), and has won an Emmy Award (for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree) Awards Cont.

7. I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. • If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder • Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things. Famous Quotes

8. It was originally published in the July, 1943 issue of Weird Tales. It was first collected in Bradbury's anthology Dark Carnival and later collected in The October Country and The Stories of Ray Bradbury. The story was referenced in the graphic novel V for Vendetta. The Scythe

9. "The Scythe" is about a family who happens apon an old farmhouse. The family is poor and is in need of some food. When Drew enters the house, it is quiet and still. He ventures upstairs to a bedroom, where an old man is lying, dead. Inside the room, the old man leaves a note, saying that anyone who comes across him has full responsibilities to his home and duties as a farmer. A scythe is also in the room. The family's luck seems to be changing. Never will they or their kids go hungry again. Never will they have to worry about the next meal. Everything is right there for them; food, shelter and the love of a strong family. All they have to do is keep the promise of the dead farmer's last wishes. Drew works day and night working outside in the wheat field, but to no avail. As soon as he cuts the wheat, it grows back. Eventually he learns that with each swipe of the scythe, cutting wheat, he's taking someone's life. One day he recognizes one of the stalks of wheat as his family. He refuses to cut it. The next day his house burns to the ground with his family inside. They're not dead, but sleeping. With his refusal to cut the grain, he's refusing their death, yet they can't live either. Summary of “The Scythe”

10. The Scythe