Blog Question for The Martian Chronicles:
The colonization of Mars was very similar to the colonization of America in how it was first colonized and the effects of colonization. For example, it took a few expeditions for each place to actually be settled. Once the new lands were explored, the motivation to come was very similar. It started out with coming for more work opportunities in both places. Then, there was a drive for freedom; in America it was for religious freedom and at Mars, African-Americans from the south went to escape the prejudices of the white men. Another similarity is the high amount of people traveling to these places in a short period of time. In the Martian Chronicles this was compared to a ‘swarm of locusts.’
The after-effects of the settlement were similar as well. When first settled, new people brought fatal diseases to the natives. Along with diseases, culture was brought with the settlers, such as the style of towns built. Also, when white men came to America, they named many geographical things after settlers, removing the descriptive titles given by Native Americans. This happened again when Americans went to Mars. For these reasons, the colonization of Mars and America were very similar.
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