1.)Bradbury bottled up his memory and stored them away to write the book. He thought of his memories as dandelions on a summer day, sweet and to be savored.
2.)Leo Auffman's wife was upset by The Happiness Machine because the joy was all an illusion. She wasn't really in Paris or indulging in her wishes, hopes or dreams. It wasn't real at all.
3.)The concept of the ravine symbolizes a darkness, and even death. The ravine could even represent the darkness inside the characters themselves or within the very heart of the town. The part of people they choose to ignore.
4.)I can see why Mrs. Bentley decided to deny her past. But, it isn't necessarily right to. Your past shapes you into what you are yet to become. Sometimes you make choices that you aren't proud of, but you learn. Your past consists of all the lessons you've once had to learn. Past and present go had in hand. The entire novel is connected to time.
5.)Through the documentation the boys keep, they learned how important the time spent actually is. But, the process actually contradicts itself because they're wasting time counting up their experiences, instead of fully enjoying them.
6.)The Lonely One connects to the ravine in relevance to darkness. The Lonely One represents the dark force that seems to always be present at night, to the boys. The town thinks the man Lavina killed was The Lonely One, because it makes logical sense. The boys refuse to believe this because, they think The Lonely One can not be killed.
7.)Douglas suffered a heat stroke type illness. Mr. Jonas gives Douglas cool, pure air and tells him to breathe in. 'Drinking the air' cures him.
8.)The summer of 1928 never really ends for Douglas. The dandelion wine represents his memories of the summer. And, the memories can stay with him forever.
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