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Beauty And Ugliness In Ray Bradbury's The Long Rain

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In “The Long Rain”, Bradbury shows both beauty and ugliness by showing both the catastrophic factors of nature and the beauty in hope and desire. On Venus, where the story takes place, there is a perpetual downpour that is constantly pounding down upon the characters. Bradbury shows ugliness in the miserable rain. The rain begins to take a toll on their sanity, driving one insane, and bringing another to the edge of hysteria. Ugliness is also shown here in the story in the insanity of the characters. However, on the other hand, beauty is also displayed throughout the book. Beauty is shown in the hope and desire of the characters as they search for the comfortable Sun Domes. It is also shown in the relief that the lieutenant experiences when
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