Part one of term paper
is an excellent collection of loosely-tied short stories which together make the history of man's conquest of Mars. It is one of Bradbury's finest books, and certainly the most popular one. is one of those rare books showing mankind as alien invaders on another planet. Mars is perhaps the most common source, in early SF literature, for inva ...

Part two of term paper
... and ancient civilization. The book depicts humankind as mostly violent in nature. Bradbury holds a mirror in front of the reader's face, and the reflected image is not very nice. The science in the book is very soft core (and at times very unrealistic, even considering that some of the stories were written as early as the late 1940s). One of the themes discussed, for example, is that of colonialization. A comparison of the Marians with native American Indians is almost unavoidable. In fact, it is ...