In Ray Bradbury's poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains" personification is used to connect the reader with non-human or inanimate objects that are being described in the piece. ... No setup, no back drop, and no background information that shapes the preface of the piece. However, what is presented by Ray Bradbury is an extraordinary situation-a house that talks. ... "(Bradbury). ... " (Bradbury). ...

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In Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451 and Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the sun, characters in each story go through some tough times figuring out who they truly are, with community and appreciating the little things characters figure out who they are. Community is a huge part in Bradbury and Hansberry's stories. ... Community can help when finding who you are as a person, both Hansberry and Bradbury show that in their stories. ... The characters in both Fahrenheit 541 by Ray Bradbury and a Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry appreciate the little things in life a...

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The term was coined as a converse to a Utopia, and is most usually used to refer to a fictional (often near-future) society where current social trends are taken to nightmarish extremes. [ ] Often, the difference between a Utopia and a Dystopia is in the author's point of view. [ ] Dystopias are frequently written as warnings, or as satires, showing current trends extrapolated to a nightmarish conclusion. [ ] A dystopia is all too closely connected to current-day society." This idea of the difference between utopia and dystopia being the author's point of view is very interesting;...

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