Ray Bradbury “You do not have to burn books to destroy a culture”. Just get people to stop reading them.” Ray Bradbury was a well-known American author. He wrote many books and short stories in his life. He was born August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, and died June 5, 2012, Los Angeles, California. He was known for his imaginative short stories and novels that contained social criticism and awareness of the hazards of technology. His most famous book is Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury was a strong believer that authors should write about their personal experiences, and so he did; he has stories of his inspiration for writing, what he experienced writing, and important events going on at the time shown through his stories. Bradbury wrote most …show more content…
The Pedestrian is not the only story of his that shows Bradbury’s personal experiences within it. He also wrote many of his characters based on real-life people that he met. The “The Illustrated Man” article claims The Illustrated Man, written by Bradbury, is a story about a former member of a carnival who had tattoos all over his body; this man is based on a real encounter Bradbury had during his childhood. The man he met called himself the tattooed man but he changed his name for the book, he was one of the carnival performers that Mr. Electrico had introduced him to when he was younger. There are many other examples of characters Bradbury made off just this one introduction alone; like, the strong man, the fat lady, the trapeze people, the dwarf, and the skeleton. He later made all of these people into characters in his books. Although Bradbury wrote many short stories and books, he has some that have been more impactful than others. “Ray Bradbury | Biography, Books, Fahrenheit 451, & Facts.” affirms one of Bradbury’s most impactful books today is Fahrenheit 451. It is set in a futuristic society, books are banned and firemen burn any they