The Third Expedition
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"The Third Expedition" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, featured in *The Martian Chronicles*, that depicts a doomed human mission to Mars ensnared by Martian telepathic illusions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mars Is Heaven! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | humans versus Martian telepaths ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonial encounter
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deception ⓘ grief ⓘ illusion ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | third human expedition to Mars ⓘ |
| explores |
dangers of wish fulfillment
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manipulation of memory ⓘ vulnerability of human emotions ⓘ |
| features |
Martian telepathic illusions
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apparitions of dead relatives ⓘ doomed space expedition ⓘ recreated Earth town on Mars ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSpecies | Martians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology | interplanetary spaceship ⓘ |
| hasForm | short narrative fiction ⓘ |
| hasHumanCharacterRole |
astronaut crew members
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expedition captain ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Martian telepaths ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | destruction of the expedition crew ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash between appearance and reality
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exploitation and defense of a native world ⓘ limits of rationality ⓘ |
| includedIn | fix-up novel The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | crew of a Mars expedition ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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suspenseful ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| workChronologyInCollection | third Mars expedition story in The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
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