A Little Journey - Short story by Ray Bradbury
(Project Gutenberg e-book published February 10, 2016
Also available American Literature
- published in the August 1951 edition of the magazine, Galaxy Science Fiction.)
on her way to God's heaven
via Mars
on Mars
her room is like a cell
and
the whole Restorium smells of boiled cabbage and tennis shoes
but she has paid her way
her ticket is money invested
not even her host of the Egyptian eyes
and Comedy Mask smile
can sway her from her quest
not even the rocket
a mere battered copper pot
can sway her from her mission
her rickety life
intends
to reach heaven
to reach her Lord
and revel in
His golden handshake
A Little Journey by Ray BradburyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A 'little journey' indeed...to Mars, to heavenly space...O the irony, right from the title...Old Mrs Bellowes wants to fly her rickety life 'up, up and away' on the one final, ultimate adventure...And ultimate it is. But ironically - far from a spiritual journey - the adventure is burdened with character masks and material values. Hindu mystics and Indian philosophers could not satisfy Mrs Bellowes' need to reach God. But the crafty Mr Thirkell offered her tangible transport - for a price - to the final golden handshake. This short story is a playful microcosm of worldly ethics and their possible, quirky outcomes.
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