The Man

by Ray Bradbury

Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction, Classics

9 pages, Unknown Binding

About the author

Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.

Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).

The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

Reviews

[James Biser]

This story is fascinating. Two astronauts visit a community on a planet that has recently been visited by a "man" who teaches and blesses them in ways almost exactly like Jesus Christ. One of the astronauts decides to stay with the community and become part of them. The other decides to head back into space, trying to find the "man" on another planet. The astronaut who stays realizes that by staying with the community, he has found the man by adopting his teachings. This story teaches the readers what faith may mean.

[Emma Rose]

A great one! This is an interesting and entertaining Christian metaphor in a science fiction setting. It’s a wonderful analogy of man’s constant seeking for God, when He’s been right there all along. Jesus is right there with you, you just have to accept Him.

[alex (junior year version)]

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[Caitlin Ball]

I've completed each goal I've set for reading since 2020. Though occasionally a book will vanish from the system or something will go wrong and the number on the goal will change marking it as unfinished. When this happens I simply look at the books I read that year, and choose one to read again. I'll give credit to that year rather than the year it is. This happened for my 2020 goal, one book is missing marking it as incomplete despite the fact it once read as complete. I've even posted pictures during that year of the goal when it was marked as such. While I don't know which book it is that has gone missing, I'm currently working on reading Ray Bradbury's, so I decided to read The Man again and give credit to 2020 rather than 2026. This is t he second time this has happened for that year. Last time when I reported the issue, I was told they've had multiple complaints of it. This is my solution. So while it's now two books over my goal for that year, it still reads as finished and there's no harm done. This one was an enjoyable read both times around, and short enough that it can be finished quickly.

[Tom]

3.25⭐

[catherine ♡]

Liked the concept of this one. Tangible but not.

[Rebekah]

Pretty nice. Both sad and happy in a way, I liked it. A story about faith and the lack thereof.

[Nick Katenkamp]

The Man is a great short story about a Christ like figure in space. Great entertainment and well formed.

[Mike Lisanke]

I don't understand Ray's point of this story... yes, I know the religious undertone... but what is the difference in the POV acceptance and the disbelief then search in the captain? I need more explanation.

[Alpha Cyber Wizard]

3,5/5 *

[SunKen_Sun]

2.5

[Amanda]

3.5