The Locusts
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"The Locusts" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that depicts the mass colonization of Mars by humans, likening the influx of settlers to a swarm of locusts consuming a new world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralImage | spaceships descending on Mars like locusts ⓘ |
| comparesHumanColonizationTo | a swarm of locusts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | mass colonization of Mars by humans ⓘ |
| describes | rapid transformation of Martian landscape ⓘ |
| explores | moral implications of colonization ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection component ⓘ |
| focusesOn | arrival of large numbers of human settlers on Mars ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction readers ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
extended metaphor
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imagery ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysHumansAs | invading force ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Martian Chronicles
NERFINISHED
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The Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ There Will Come Soft Rains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | locusts as metaphor for human settlers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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destruction of new worlds ⓘ environmental exploitation ⓘ human expansion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | future ⓘ |
| workInSeries | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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