Bradbury was asked how would he define The Martian Chronicles and he said that there's 2 sci fi stories in this book and the rest are mythology.
How do you know if a story is mythological? (there is no true definition for it ) I found 6 chapters that includes things about martians, would that be sci fi????
please help

please help???

Bradbury's definition: if it could conceivably happen, it's Science Fiction. If not, it's Fantasy.

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thanks!!!!

Martian Chronicles is considered to be fantasy by Ray because--among other things--there is breathable atmosphere. Since we know there is not, and there is no explanation given as to how an atmosphere hospitable to man was created, the book is fantasy--not sci fi.

Just to address the remaining part of your question, namely:

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Originally posted by FlyingJellybeans:
...I found 6 chapters that includes things about martians, would that be sci fi????
please help

Again, the answer would be "not necessarily", since those martians are themselves fantasy. Thinking about it, the stories with martians in are arguably more likely to be "mythological" than some of the stories dealing with humans living on, and making their way to Mars.

Not only is Mars not breathable, it's frickin' FREEZING!

FlyingJellyBeans:

What is the inspiration for your name? It sound R.B.-esque, but I can't think of a particular story to tie it with.

You know, unbreathable and freezing can be seen as pluses.

As in the Martian Chronicles, RB pointed out how "The New World" a.k.a the colonial U.S., was born because people where willing to endure hardship in exchange for getting away from the opressors.

And shortly after the rugged individualists carved out a nation, opression grew to the point where the U.S. became one of the strictest industrialized nations.

Right now, hippies, and the sort are hiding in the woods, the dessert, in places too inhospitable and barren for others to come by and tell them how to live.

Perhaps mars, when the technology becomes available, will be the next step in man's escape from himself.