The Rocket Man
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"The Rocket Man" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores the emotional toll of space travel on an astronaut’s family.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rocket Man canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
conflict between duty and family
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impact of space travel on family life ⓘ psychological effects of long-distance travel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Ray Bradbury short story collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short story ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doug
NERFINISHED
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Doug's father ⓘ Doug's mother ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Doug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of domestic drama and space travel
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emotional portrayal of astronaut's family ⓘ |
| partOf | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | astronaut ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
absence and loss
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emotional toll of space travel ⓘ family relationships ⓘ parent-child relationship ⓘ risk and danger of space exploration ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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