The Martian
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The Martian is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores human contact with a shape-shifting Martian who embodies the grief and longing of Earth colonists on Mars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Martian canonical | 2 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
emotional impact of colonization
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illusion versus reality ⓘ projection of human emotions onto aliens ⓘ psychological effects of bereavement ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Earth colonists on Mars
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shape-shifting Martian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienSpecies | Martians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Ray Bradbury bibliography ⓘ |
| portrays | Martian as empathic shape-shifter ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
grief
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human–alien contact ⓘ longing ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
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