Do you believe the Emperor is justified in executing the flyer? What would you have done in his position? How does Bradbury feel...

Each question must be listed separately.  I can answer
only one. Also, please note that this is my opinion, as your answer should be when you
address it. With opinions, there are generally no wrong answers unless you cannot
support your reasons with examples from the story.

I
believe that the Emperor is not justified in executing the inventor of the flying
machine. Forgetting for the moment that he is an emperor who can do as he pleases, he
sees himself as someone whose job it is to protect his world as he knows it. This is not
to say that his actions benefit others: I believe they benefit only the
Emperor.

When the story concludes, I believe the Emperor
realizes his folly in trying to keep the machine a secret by killing the inventor,
burning the machine, and "silencing" all those who have seen what it can do. The Emperor
realizes that if the birds had inspired this man to create a flying machine, that it is
only a question of time until the birds inspire another
inventor.

Philosophically, I cannot believe it is any
person's right to prohibit or control beauty in this world. However, I believe it is
also impossible in that beauty can be found in a child's face or the center of a
exquisite rose. As with anything that is new and good, someone will find a way to
exploit it or use it in a negative way, as seen with the Internet all the
time.

As the Emperor tries to stop his world from changing,
it is as futile as trying to control the wind or the ocean. The very nature of change is
that it never stops...changing.