The Martian Chronicles quotation (Junior Writing)

"Suddenly it was not a theory."

-The Third Expedition-

     After he lands on ordinary ‘American village’ and meets his parents and brother, Captain John Black lays down to go to sleep. He suddenly starts to suspect that all his family members and surrounding people might actually be Martians, who have lured the crew of 16 men. Black then becomes very frightened, thinking all these village people might reveal their real figures and kill 16 men from Earth. Suddenly it was not a theory.

           I really liked this quote because of the strong tension it brought to the plot. Captain Black was very suspicious about his brother who was laying right next to him and other village people. I was in fact curious about whether these people are actually Martians or just families and neighbors of Black. Especially, I just couldn't take my eyes off from the book when Black got off from the bed and tried to go out of the room. His thought was not a theory. It was a truth. All 16 innocent men from Earth including the Captain were killed by cruel Martians that night. It felt as if I was watching a well-made horror movie especially when Black ran away and died in scream. Captain’s ominous presentiment was indeed more than a theory; it was eventually proven true by his horrible death.