SELF/IDENTITY AND OTHERNESS THROUGH SPECULATIVE-FICTION: RAY BRADBURY, ALL SUMMER IN A DAY
SELF/IDENTITY AND OTHERNESS THROUGH SPECULATIVE-FICTION: RAY BRADBURY, ALL SUMMER IN A DAY

Summary/Abstract: Spoken and written language is a phenomenon that came on earth along with the human being. It is a diversity that developed during centuries and it is also an ongoing evolution. There are so many languages on the globe but there is one thing that connects them: the fact that they are produced by the human brain and their power to express the human self, thoughts, feelings and most of his inner anxieties. Words are associated in essays, speeches, writings such as poems or novels, but very interesting is the case of short stories. Unlike the other narrations, a short story is less extended but it comprises the depth of the message in just a few pages. Stories in general are a fascination for anyone because they approach the most touching issues through fantasy and fiction. This paper aims to describe such a short story and to follow the way in which it reveals the identity related to the otherness. The main objectives are to explain the chronology of the story, to find its underneath striking details through the lens of speculative fiction. Not only a research for literature lovers, but also a useful reading for anyone who wants to know himself better, this study is a mirage of reality through fiction. It shows that each experience changes something within us, being it a positive or a negative one.

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