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Fahrenheit 451
This "classic" left me with the feeling as though it had been written by a very talented 10th-grader. The basic premise was interesting (if somewhat borrowed from Huxley's Brave New World)but by virtue of sophomoric storytelling, overly unrealistic and flowery dialogue and huge leaps in logic the writer wasn't very effective in suspending my disbelief.
Fahrenheit 451
I think this is a very good bok, but I thought it was a little borring. I read this book as an English III assignment. It was very insightful to the society we live in today and yet in some aspects very far off. Bradbury's predictions of how the future will be/is is very weird and cool and disturbing of how our society is and how he talked about school shootings long before they ever occured.I think overall this was a good book and a very good book for discussion.
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is a book that will make you think. As you are reading this book, questions pop up that you would have probably never thought of. Set in the not so distant future, Bradbury plunges you into the life of Guy Montag. He is a fireman who was always taught to ask how, not why. His job is to burn, not put out flames, never asking the reasons behind the burnings. He goes through life happy, not knowing anything is wrong. He lives in an unperfected utopia. Due to one event, his whole mentality crumbles and chaos emerges as he goes through a transformation, making everyone around him his enemy, except the few people who have gone through this metamorphosis. No longer ignorant he becomes isolated, pushing for some way out.This book is probably one of the best books I have ever read; it might even be my favorite. If you like books such as The Giver, or the short story Harrison Bergeron, then this is definitely a book to read.
Fahrenheit 451
I love books like this more than I can express. Utopian society type books are probably my favorite things to read. So, naturally, I picked up Fahrenheit 451. I had heard great things about it from everyone except a good friend of mine who said simply that although he didn't by any means despise it, he thought it was a tad corny. I began reading the book and immediately fell in love with the style of writing. But, as I read on, I found that the book just felt a little... off. I think that it may have been a little unbelievable really, especially the Mechanical Hounds and such. I was also disappointed about Clarisse, although I won't go into detail about that. The thing that I really liked though, was that Bradbury hit the nail on the head when it comes to the development of political correctness. Overall, the book was alright. It was a quick read and I am still certainly glad that I read it.
Fahrenheit 451
Here's another book that I should have read in school, but somehow never did. In a future where entertainment caters to the lowest common denominator, and in which books are forbidden, the job of the fireman is to burn contraband books. However, Guy Montag has a secret...he's a fireman who reads books. When his secret comes out, he has to flee for his life.Bradbury's writing is wonderfully evocative, painting clear pictures of his vision of a dark future. In this era of "reality television," this book has a definite prophetic feeling to it, as if we were actually well on the way down the road Bradbury warns us about. The importance of books and literacy for preserving knowledge and ideas must never be forgotten.
Fahrenheit 451
Guy Montage is a fireman. But he doesn't stop houses from burning down. He starts the fire. They light the houses with books on fire, becuase books are considered bad. Not all books, but some, like the Bible, and any book containing thought. Books like porn, and goverment writings were premited. This is how the goverment at the time controled the people. By not letting them learn.Montage meets his new next door neighbor. Her name is Clairesse. Which in Spainish means clarity. And she does live up to her name. She makes Montage think for the first time. She asks him the most simple question, that can also be the most difficult. "Are you happy". Montage thinks about this and realizes that he isn't. he wife trys to comit suicide, and she lives in a alter reality. SO he turns to his "enemy", books.He starts to wonder what is in the books that he burns. And he realizes that he has been stealing books all the time he has been a fireman. So he gets the illegan books and starts to read them. The he goes to an old professer and they hatch a plan to re-print these books.Durring this time Montage has to face his fireman captain, Beatty. He also knows that the goverment is bad for holding the knowledge back, that is in books. But unlike Montage, he is doing nothing about it.Through out this book there are glimpses of the people, who like Montages wife, are clueless. Montage yells at woman who only care about the "family", a TV show that lets you interact with the characters. Then he finds that it is his house that is to be burned down. And that he has to light the match.Montage goes through many stages in this book. He starts like a new born baby, not used to the world that he is in. He grows as the book goes along. From a newborn to a fifteen year old child. Just exploring the world, and startign to make a change.