iting the novel to relive his childhood. For him it was a re-creation of a world he once knew, with the addition of fantasy and adventure. Another major factor that affected his life was his love and curiosity for magic. At age 11, he attended the magic show of "Blackstone the Magician", and later "Mr. Electrico" (Holmes 12). He wrote in one of his later essays how these experiences affected him and his writing career.
             "Mr. Electrico cried, "Live forever...." A few weeks
             Later I started writing my first short stories about
             the planet Mars, and from that time on I have never stopped."
             Bradbury's family soon moved to Arizona and then in 1934 to Los Angeles, where he has lived ever since. After he completed high school in Los Angeles, he sold newspapers and bought a typewriter while renting an office to write in. He wrote short stories for pulp magazines s
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