York has a co-pilot named Bert, but Bert apparently isn't the type to sweep Martian housewives off their feet. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Martian Chronicles and what it means. Characters in "The Earth Men" Williams and His Crew Picture this: you fly millions of miles in a rocket ship to an entirely different planet , and when you get there a housewife shrieks at you to keep your muddy boots off her clean floors. Nov 21, 2017 - Explore miremare2013's board "The Martian chronicles" on Pinterest. In the 21st century, Earth begins the colonization of Mars. A summary of Analysis in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. Ylla starts to have some scandalous dreams about an Earth Man named Nathaniel York, who will hop on over to Earth, tell her she's pretty, and sweep her off her feet. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. See more ideas about The martian, Sci fi and 80s sci fi. However, things do not go as planned, at first due to the hostile Martian natives and later because of the self-destructive Earthmen.