# Dad — Short Fiction character guide

> Dad in Short Fiction by Ray Bradbury.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-the-creatures-that-time-forgot

## Who they are

A paternal figure in a family story.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_46_se/chapters/i)

Sim's father, old and despairing, who tries to kill Sim out of hopelessness but is stopped by his wife.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_46_se/chapters/ii)

Sim's father, daring the avalanches and harvesting food, showing a mix of recklessness and care.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_46_se/chapters/iii)

Sim's father, who dissolves into oldness and cannot rise, lying silently against the wall.

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