The Other Foot
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"The Other Foot" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of racial injustice and reversal of power through the experiences of Black colonists on Mars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Other Foot canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | print ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Hattie Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Willie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresIssue |
power dynamics between racial groups
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racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterGroup | Black colonists on Mars ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discussions of race in mid-20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | whether victims of oppression should seek revenge or forgiveness ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollectionPublicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalPublicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Other Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWorkBy | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory of Jim Crow segregation
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irony ⓘ role reversal ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
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forgiveness ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ racism ⓘ revenge ⓘ reversal of power ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Black colonists have settled on Mars after fleeing racism on Earth
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a white rocket from Earth is expected to land on Mars ⓘ news arrives that Earth has been devastated by nuclear war ⓘ some colonists plan to impose segregation on incoming white survivors ⓘ the arrival of an elderly white astronaut prompts reconsideration of revenge ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookCollection | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
NERFINISHED
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future ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post–nuclear war future ⓘ |
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