The Theme Of Decisions In The Rocket Man, By Ray Bradbury

The Rocket Man

"Well, it wasn 't Mars, and it wasn 't Venus, and it wasn 't Jupiter or Saturn that killed him. We wouldn 't have to think of him every time Jupiter or Saturn or Mars lit up the evening sky. This was different." (Bradbury 74). Doug 's words in "The Rocket Man" goes on track of what the book 's theme is. Throughout The Illustrated Man, the theme is that decisions in life can be consequential. The theme of decisions made in life can be consequential can be seen in the novel, The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury of the story, “The Rocket Man,” where Dad 's decision of going up to space affects his relationship with his wife, how it has put him in a state of exhaustion, and where Dad ends up, it changes Mother and Doug.

As the story begins, "The Rocket Man," it is shown that the decisions made can form a bitter impact on others. It is revealed in the text of the story, that Mother and Dad do not have the strongest relationship. In the beginning, Mother shows an obvious disinterest towards the thought of Dad travelling to space, then coming back to Earth every three months. It 's not only because she asked Doug for help to convince Dad to stay in space, but she also says certain phrases that represent her disinterest. "Once she said the light was too strong at night." "But there 's no moon this week," I said. "There 's starlight," she said. (Bradbury 67). Bradbury portrays Mother in this conversation as a dispirited person. Someone who is worn down from not seeing