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Green Town and Ageing: How Adult Characters Reflect on Age

På svenska

Author

  • Victor Carlberg

Summary, in Swedish

Ray Bradbury is one of the most influential American writers within speculative fiction. Critics has mostly focused on his science fiction novels, but he has a series of books that through nostalgia and fantastical elements have described a part of America, both specific and universal. The three novels Dandelion Wine, Farewell Summer and Something Wicked This Way Comes have together shaped Green Town in which they are set. Only a small amount has been written about these books and in those cases seldom about what role age plays, which is odd since age plays a major role in each novel. Even less has been said about what role age and ageing plays for adult characters. In this essay I argue that while the adult characters of Green Town have varying ideas of age and ageing, most feel that life and ageing are something that cannot be fought, must be accepted as it is, and that it is necessary to let go of life when the time comes. Since there historically has been a focus on young adults when discussing progress novels, I believe there is a gap in the knowledge of adults’ views on aging within the genre.

Publishing year

2025

Language

English

Document type

Student publication for Bachelor's degree

Topic

  • Languages and Literatures

Keywords

  • Ageing Midlife Old age Green Town Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wine Farewell Summer Something Wicked This Way Comes

Supervisor

  • Monika Class