Kaleidoscope
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"Kaleidoscope" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, best known for its haunting depiction of stranded astronauts reflecting on life and mortality as they drift through space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction work
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short story ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | The Illustrated Man (1951 collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
falling through space
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stars ⓘ |
| collectedEditionPublisher | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
acceptance of death
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meaning of life ⓘ memory and legacy ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Thrilling Wonder Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later science fiction dealing with existential themes ⓘ |
| hasLength | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | crew of a destroyed spaceship ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | future ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWorkOf | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | stranded astronauts ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | Ray Bradbury bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
astronauts drifting apart in space
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characters reflecting on their lives ⓘ spaceship explosion ⓘ |
| setting | outer space ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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existentialism ⓘ human condition ⓘ isolation ⓘ mortality ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| tone |
haunting
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melancholic ⓘ |
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