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The Flying Machine, By Ray Bradbury

Presented by Mya Cotto

Summary

This story takes place in A.D. 400, with Emperor Yuan of China. One morning, his servant enters and tells him that he has seen a miracle. Then, the Emperor demands to see the man at the mountains.

Symbols and Meanings

The Flying Machine

Symbol 1

The Flying Machine Is a good symbol for being a symbol of fear and worry. The worry being the machine and the fear being the man.

The Emporer

The Emporer is a good symbol of Wisdom, him being the symbol of wisdom. By saving millions over one man, even though others dint see the problem is a source of wisdom

Symbol 2

Theme

Theme

The Theme of the story is too be cautious of the good and the bad in the situation, the Emporer saw the good but also saw the bad. Him being the Emporer had to make sure he kept others safe by getting rid of the evil he had feared.

Quote One

Quote 1

"Call the Executioner!" said the Emporer

"What's This!" cried the flier, bewildered. "What Have I Done?" he began to weep, so that the beauitful paper appartatus rustled. "Here is the man who has made a certain machine", said the Emporer "and yet asks us what he has created. he doesnt not know himself. It is only necessary that he create, without knowing why he has done so, or what this thing will do".

Quote 2

"Yes," said the Emperor sadly, "I know it must be true. For I felt my heart move with you in the

air and I wondered: What is it like? How does it feel? How do the distant pools look from so high?

And how my houses and servants? Like ants? And how the distant towns not yet awake?"

"Then spare me!"

"But there are times," said the Emperor, more sadly still, "when one must lose a little beauty if

one is to keep what little beauty one already has. I do not fear you, yourself, but I fear another

man."

Quote 2

Quote 3

"You are merciful, Emperor."

"No, not merciful," said the old man. Beyond the garden wall he saw the guards burning the

beautiful machine of paper and reeds that smelled of the morning wind. He saw he dark smoke

climb into the sky. "No, only very much bewildered and afraid."

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