Bradbury s `` An Outrageous Social Commentary Of The...

Bradbury’s short story Usher 2 is an outrageous social commentary that is set within the rebuilt House of Usher. The main character, Mr. Stendahl has moved to Mars where he is having a replica of the Usher manor rebuilt. In it, he stores books previously thought to have been burned in the Great Fire of 1975 (Bradbury, pg 347). The plot moves along to where Mr. Garrett, who is a part of the Moral Climate, is sent to investigate the strange house sprouting up, and inevitably the story leads up to the fall of the manor. The entire story reads as outlandish, improbable things are possible with no explanation and time has no real meaning. However, Bradbury remains consistent in how the tone of the story is set and to whom the story is talking about; it’s meant to be mocking people of a certain variety, perhaps even insulting them. Stendahl is very much a fan of particularly horror, but he mentions science fiction as â€Å"tales of the future† (B, 347), and explains t hat his whole reason for building the House of Usher was to escape the restrictions of life on Earth and to take revenge for what had been done to his favorite authors. The whole of the story is read in biting sarcasm and meant not only to address the wrongness of the repression of creativeness as a whole, but to ridicule the rules regarding literature. Usher 2 takes sensible plot and throws it out the proverbial window. While the story does follow along one individual plot, Bradbury showcases that literature may notShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCity Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services: Ashley Santora Acquisitions Editor: Brian Mickelson Editorial Project Manager: Sarah Holle Editorial Assistant: Ashlee Bradbury VP Director of Marketing: Patrice Lumumba Jones Senior Marketing Manager: Nikki Ayana Jones Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Production Project Manager: Becca Groves Senior Operations Supervisor: Arnold Vila Operations Specialist: Cathleen Petersen