Dandelion Wine

Term Paper Title	Dandelion Wine
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Dandelion Wine

     Dandelion Wine  by  Ray Bradbury uses an episodic style in various
situations to show the culture of Greentown in 1928. It’s a novel, an
autobiographical sort of novel, about  one summer in the  life of young
Douglas Spaulding. It’s about living and dying, about growing old and
staying young. In short it’s about life itself.
     The story is set in Green Town, Illinois during the summer of 1928.
Waukegan , Illinois, where Bradbury spent some of his formative years, is the
model for Green Town. A place where really do touch the middle of the
streets; where families sit on the porch of a summer night, drinking lemonade
and sending fire crackers into the night sky. Where family is still an
important concept. Bradbury uses the different experiences Douglas
encounters during the summer to set the scene and culture in Greentown.
     The way the plot progresses while  the outside culture is expressed is
something of literary genius. From the episode where Douglas Spaulding and
goes berry picking and relaxes he is alive strongly sets the scene. When
Douglas ventures out on his berry picking episode he realizes he is indeed
alive. To the episode in which Douglas contemplates death after the movie
theater by the ravine sets both the scene and culture for Greentown of 1928.
The  way the “Lonely One” strikes utter fear into these people shows the
innocence  and culture of  this small community. Dandelion Wine is truly
filed with wonderment and magic. From the deep, dar...

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