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Ray Bradbury


This is a relatively normal situation but soon after things drastically change. Mr. Koberman, the man that moves upstairs, is said to have an unusual aura. His presence seems to alter things. We find out later in the story that Mr. Koberman is ironically a vampire. Bradbury characterizes the town as modern and urbanized in order to stress again that this is an ordinary situation. Vampires are considered unheard of and .
             regarded of as myth in this town. "The Dwarf" tells about a carnie named Ralph that .
             owned a "Mirror Maze." One continuing customer of Ralph's was a self-conscious dwarf .
             named Mr. Bigelow. The Dwarf is considered a "monster of circumstance." (Johnson, 42) A Dwarf is a typical person that is made into something terrifying by Bradbury's situations and environments.
             Another profound ability of Bradbury is his unique point of view. This includes providing elements of nostalgia for the reader. "The Man Upstairs" provided a very interesting point of view. The narrative was in the eyes of a child. It was very interesting and intuitive. One of Bradbury's most excellent scenes is one where the child is looking out the window with the color panes. The child sees different worlds consisting of different colors. The point of view was even nostalgic for some readers. It "effectively fuses vampire folklore with tough minded nostalgia for a time when children still learned about the "guts" of things in their own kitchens. (Mogen, 56) Bradbury also does this to further characterize the little boy as "normal" by his vivid imagination and curiosity. Only he was able to discern that Mr. Koberman was not human. This furthered developed the child's standpoint and also put more emphasis on making the child prevalent. He is critically acclaimed for his point of view. " But here the highly domestic context in which the monster appears creates an unusual point of view and a wryly humorous but chilling effect.


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