The Rocket Man by Ray Bradbury
A boy recalls his conflicted feelings toward his father, a charismatic pilot who travels to the stars for a living: the wonder and pride of his homecomings, the loneliness his long absences cause the family, and his mother’s growing resentment. The father is irresistibly drawn to space and cannot give up the dangerous, alluring work, and in the end his passion for the heavens forces him to abandon home and family and leads to a tragic final voyage that leaves the narrator to grapple with loss and the tension between love and vocation.
The 13359th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 24
- Original Language
- English
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