Reflection #4

Title of Short Story: Kaleidoscope 

Author: Ray Bradbury

1. Who is the protagonist? What is their want or desire? What are some character traits that are important to note about this protagonist?

      The protagonist is Hollis and his desire is that he just wants to die in peace. He hasn't accomplished much with his life so he is upset at the fact that he must die this way.
2. Is there an antagonist? If so, what are they trying to stop the protagonist from achieving and why? If there is not an antagonist, what is the conflict for the protagonist and what force is stopping them?

The main antagonist is space but another antagonist is Applegate who tries to bring Hollis down at the begging but the apologizes. 

3. What is the theme of the story? Which techniques are used in order to develop the message within this story?

The theme of this story is Death and Anarchy. Bradbury uses a lot of metaphors and limited 3rd person so that you feel what Hollis is feeling inside. 

4. What is the author’s tone within the story? Which techniques help develop the author’s voice?

The tone is very dark since it describes how hysteria is building inside of all the men as they reach their doom. The way the author depicts the emotions of Hollis really help explain the situation well.

5. What is the crisis action in this story? Does the protagonist achieve in getting what they want? What to they realize and how do they change?

The Crisis action in this story is when Hollis realizes he is going to die alone and seems to come to piece with that instead of fighting it. 

6. What did you enjoy about this story? (Be specific….point out specific quotes and techniques to support your answer.) 



I enjoyed that it didn't have a happy ending and it ended clearly and with no lead towards another story.