The Dragon Ray Bradbury

a. Questions for discussion:

1. In what historical period do the men live? Support your answers.

2. Where are they? Why are they there? What are they afraid of?
3. How can you explain the encounter of the medieval men with the night train?
4. Bradbury has written science fiction mainly. In your opinion, is this story an instance of science
fiction? Is it fantasy? Maybe both? Provide examples.
5. Temporary abnormalities are usually used in science fiction. How can you explain that from the
short story?
6. What do you think the temporal anomalies happening here are due to?

b. Do you agree?

1. Trying to find out a relationship between the real and the fantastic is a natural human trait.
Through this need, the world is interpreted in different ways.

2. In the story there is a wrong attitude as the people driving the train commented on the knight's
accident as if it were an ordinary occurrence.

c. Re read the text. Find sentences that correspond to the following characteristics of the
fantastic genre.

1. doubt and fear for the unknown _____________________________________

2. Unconventional events_________________________________

3. Description of a fantasy character________________________

d. Writing:

If you had the chance, would you travel in time? Think about period, setting, your life, etc.