The loss of culture can impact our own world, as invaders force other cultures on the oppressed. After the fourth expedition, humans overrun Mars and make everything imitate Earth. In 'And the Moon Still Be as Bright', Spender warns of destroying all of the Martian cultures. 'There Will Come Soft Rains' show the consequences of xenophobia on Earth and 'The Million Year Picnic' shows humans changing from their old way of life. 'Usher II' illustrates the need to change a politically correct society. The tone of 'Way in the Middle of the Air' implies that change is necessary to African Americans and that resisting the change will be bad for society. In 'Night Meeting', one of the characters flat out says that he thinks that change is necessary on Mars. The tone of 'And the Moon Still Be Bright', however, is against change, but against a negative change. This time, they are prepared and shows that they are against any change. The Martians are also resistant to change in 'The Third Expedition,' by pretending to be the crew's relatives and killing them. In 'The Earthmen,' the Martians are oblivious to the change that the mistake the Earthmen as lunatics and the stop the change by putting them in an insane asylum and killing them. Yll is so jealous of Ylla that he has to stop the change that is happening by killing the earthmen. On Mars, however, the Martians are resistant to change. That foreshadows the change that will soon take place on Mars. The theme is shown in many of the stories starting with 'Rocket Summer' which shows change taking place on Earth. One of the overarching themes in The Martian Chroniclesis xenophobia, the resistance to change. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous

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