Usher II
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Usher II is a short story by Ray Bradbury, set on Mars, that satirizes censorship and pays homage to Edgar Allan Poe within the larger collection The Martian Chronicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| antagonistOrganization | Moral Climate Monitors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionThemeRelation | reflects human cultural conflicts transplanted to Mars ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Garrett
NERFINISHED
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Pikes NERFINISHED ⓘ William Stendahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
horror
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio drama adaptation
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radio adaptation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Fall of the House of Usher
NERFINISHED
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anti-censorship concerns in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAllusion | The Fall of the House of Usher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion
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intertextuality ⓘ irony ⓘ pastiche ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
Gothic
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satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
book burning
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censorship ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ totalitarian control of culture ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paysHomageTo |
Edgar Allan Poe
NERFINISHED
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Gothic literature ⓘ |
| plotElement |
construction of a replica of the House of Usher on Mars
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revenge against censors who banned fantasy and horror ⓘ use of literary-themed traps against censors ⓘ |
| publicationContext | originally published as part of The Martian Chronicles sequence ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
anti-fantasy and anti-horror movements
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censorship ⓘ cultural puritanism ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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macabre ⓘ |
| workChronologyInCollection | occurs in the later part of The Martian Chronicles timeline ⓘ |
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