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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Just to go against the tide, I really liked the "snapshot" quality of the different events in Doug's life in that summer. Life does tend to be a series of episodes rather than a single smooth-flowing event. I also liked the fact that sad and scarey things happened in the midst of the idyllic summer, which again is a reflection of the way life is.
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I agree with both of these comments.
I think part of the charm of summer is that is just is; it's time experienced rather than time passing - or at least that that's a valid way to look at it. I also think the sad and scary things were a necessary counterpoint; can an idyll be appreciated in a void? Without a counterpoint? I think Bradbury demonstrates that push/pull throughout; one explicit example is when the boys needed to revivify the Lonely One.