A reluctant Martian soldier is forced to join the army as they prepare to invade Earth. However, when they arrive, they are welcomed by a world at peace, full of people who are curious rather than aggressive. The protagonist meets a movie director, and it becomes clear that the people of Earth have planned to exploit the Martians for financial gain. He tries to escape back to Mars, but is run over by a car and killed.
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He was born in San Antonio, Texas, to a career military father and stay at home mother. He lived in six states and attended eight different schools before graduating high school. He has earned a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Religious Education, Master of Arts, and the Doctor of Education degrees.
Before writing full-time, he worked as a US Army officer for 8-years, religious educator for 18-years, and as an IT software engineer for over 20-years. He is a widower. He lives in North Texas with his cat Lacey.
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3 thoughts on “The Illustrated Man: Chapter Fourteen – The Concrete Mixer”
why is the story called, ´the concrete mixer´?
When the car full of teenagers that run over Ettil Vrye comes down upon him he notes it sounds like a concrete mixer. See: http://thebestnotes.com/booknotes/Illustrated_Man_Bradbury/Illustrated_Man_Study_Guide18.html
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