Mr. Lingman Name _______________________________
English 9
The Illustrated Man – Ray Bradbury
“The Last Night of the World” and “The Rocket”
Be specific with your responses.
“The Last Night of the World”
Who is/are the protagonist(s)?
How does/do the protagonist(s) learn about the end of the world?
Why aren’t the protagonist(s) frightened about the end of the world?
Give two SPECIFICS things that the protagonist(s) miss about life.
Why do you think that the main characters laugh at the end when one of them returns to the kitchen to turn off the dripping faucet?
“The Rocket”
Fiorello Bodoni, the father in “The Rocket,” manufactures the rocket for his children. What material(s) doe she use to build the rocket?
Where does the rocket go, literally?
Fiorello Bodoni’s wife responds very differently before the trip compared to after the trip. How does she respond and how does this relate to the theme of family in the story?
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