“Science Fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world, because it’s the history of ideas, the history of our civilization birthing itself” (Bradbury and Ross). This quote expresses Ray Bradbury’s love for what he wrote, and why he wrote in a genre that wasn’t respected until he changed that. Bradbury was an American author who wrote in the Great Depression to early twenty first century era. He wrote primarily science fiction, but he also wrote poetry, fantasy, drama, mystery fiction, nonfiction, and a few children’s books. He is best known for his short story collection titled The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury became a distinguished author by the influence of other great authors, life experiences like publishing his own fan magazine, as well as his own cutting-edge style, these commodities granted Bradbury with many well-deserved awards. Reading the works of great authors influenced Bradbury’s writing that shaped the type of writing he did in his time. Bradbury said himself that his exceptional writing skills came from “stuffing myself [Bradbury] constantly with the works of Shakespeare, Pope, …show more content…
Bradbury’s writing career officially started in 1939 when he was publicized in a magazine for his short story “Pendulum” (Literary 30). Fahrenheit 451 is among one of Bradbury’s most famous works; it is mandatory reading in many high schools across the nation. It takes place in the future where the plot consists of a man who is employed to burn books, but develops a passionate love for reading and risks his life to save books from their extinction. Another famous work of Bradbury’s is The Martian Chronicles which is said to have established him a legitimate writer (Newsmakers). The Martian Chronicles is a novel that spans the time from 1999 to 2026, where humans have to colonize Mars because of an aftermath of a nuclear