How we cite our quotes: ("Story Name," Paragraph)
Quote #4
The rockets set the bony meadows afire, turned rock to lava, turned wood to charcoal, transmitted water to steam, made sand and silica into green glass which lay like shattered mirrors reflecting the invasion, all about. ("The Locusts," 1)
Bradbury gives us a quick glimpse of what coming to Mars means: a lot of change and a lot of heat. Change seemed pretty nice in "Rocket Summer" when it meant that you got a little taste of summer, but, huh, it doesn't seem so nice when it's setting things on fire and melting rocks.
Quote #5
"Who wants to see the Future, who ever does? A man can face the Past, but to think—the pillars crumbled, you say? And the sea empty, and the canals dry, and the maidens dead, and the flowers withered?" ("Night Meeting," 125)
Muhe Ca and Tomás Gomez can agree on this much: looking into the future to see the death of everything you care about is pretty depressing. No wonder Harry Potter hated Divination.
Quote #6
By the year's end the Firemen had raked the autumn leaves and white xylophones away, and it was no more fun. ("The Musicians," 10)
The invasion of settlers from Earth (mentioned in "The Locusts") brings a lot of change to Mars. Each wave brings a new type of change (as you can see in "The Shore"). Now, after the pioneers and the first settlers, the new people on Mars are making it safe and clean—and no more fun for the kids. We bet they're even kicking out the prostitutes.