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Compare And Contrast Dark They Were And Golden Eyed

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Have you ever thought of a text and radio play of the same book having the different and same point of view ? This book and the radio play version and 2 different points of view, but they are alike as well. I will compare and contrast Both the original short story and radio play of “Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed’’. Both the original short story and radio play of “Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed’’ tell the story of the bittering family and what happened to them when they moved as colonists to mars. While the stories are similar each medium uses techniques to engage the audience. In the original text, Bradbury relies on vivid imagery and character dialogue to tell the story and develop a suspenseful mood. In contrast, the radio play uses …show more content…

In paragraph 7, Harry says, “What’s wrong?” asked his wife.“Let’s get back on the rocket.”“Let’s get back on the rocket.”“Yes! Listen!”. This means that Harry was scared and felt un Welcome to mars. This also means he wanted to go back home. Also, in paragraph 21 the narrator says “A river of wind submerged the house. ”. This means that the author is using imagery to make us think about wind submerging a house like water which is saying that there is a lot of wind. This also means that Mars is a scary planet for Harry as shown in the text. Another example of imagery is in , in paragraph 41 the narrator says “This was the moment Mars had waited for. Now it will eat them.”. This means that mares wouldn't eat them but it is saying that mars will take over their normal lives now that they are stuck on mars..this also means that mars is so terrifying that they decided to over exaggerate it. In conclusion this paragraph shows how the author of the text,“Dark They Were And Golden Eyed '', uses imagery as a technique to set the …show more content…

At the start of the radio play they harsh wind soundtracks and Harry states that the wind is blowin by saying “let's go back on the rocket tonight”. Then Cora says why? And Harry tells her to listen to the rain as it blows hard and when they stop talking the wind blows harder. This means that in the story, Mars is a place that is strange and stranded to the Bittering family. This also means that the family is probably, and the director of the radio play uses wind sounds to set a stranded mood. Also, at the part where they build a house Harry says “Come on we've got a house to build!”Harry sounds excited like he is trying to get over his fears of being on Mars . This means that the director is using Harry's voice to project his feelings of being on mars. This also means that Cora is trying to cheer up Harry so that he feels comfortable because cora is using her voice and making it soft and comforting. In conclusion, the director is using audio effects to set the mood of a unsettling place and a nightmare for

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