Okay... I didn't enjoy this book at all:( sorry for F451 lovers out there. But I really saw no reason in reading about a book that burned other books. While reading this novel I had many unanswered questions. Like, were there a lot children in this book? Cause it seemed like no one believed in kids. Is fire really a mystery like Montag says it is? Or did it really have beauty and have meaning behind it, burn anything that gave you a problem? "What is fire? It's a mystery. Scientists give us gobblegook about fiction and molecules. But they don't really know. Its real beauty is that it destroys responsiblity and consequences. A problem gets too burdensome, then into the furnance with it." (pg 115) Is that okay to beleive in that? Does something beautiful because it destroyed responsibilty and comsequences? Or is it a medicine like Beatty says, "... Montag, you're a burden. And fire will lift you off my shoulders, clean, quick, sure; nothing not rot later. Antibiotic, aesthetic, practical." (pg 115) Do you think it was right that Montag burned and killed Beatty? "Beatty, he thought, you're not a problem now. You always said, don't face a problem, burn it. Well, now i've done both. Good-bye, Captain." (pg 121) Another, was Montags life pointless or did him living help the world? Cause truely he only gave his town ashes... Nothing beneficial to anyone. Did Bradbury compare the war he wrote about to the time period this novel was writen in? Did that affect how his story turned out or was it really his "imagination" taking over?.. Did Montag really love his wife; him imagining her death, does that mean anything? "... the entire structure of the hotel blasted down upon her, carrying her with a million pounds of brick ..." (pg 160) Did he even have feelings for her at the begining of the novel? I told you had so many unanswered questions!! Grrr...
This book had a lot of meaning by the end of it.. Montag was a very confused man and it seemed like he didn't know what he wanted in the world after he met Clarisse. She had a huge impact in his life for the short time period they knew eachother. She was my favorite charecter in F451. I was so sad when she was tragically killed. I thought that was creepy when Montag thought that he was going to die by the same people that killed Clarisse. Scary! Scary!
The hound in the F451 was very weird like beyond okay. I'm really glad that that hound isn't real! The technology of F451 was extraordinary! I loved how Bradbury explained everything in such detail. My favorite invention was the bullet? I'm not to sure if that's the name of it or not, I don't think it is. But I hope you know what i'm talking about:/ Great leason in the book but a very strange way of getting that message out to the reader, I believe.
Oh sad. I thought this was a good book. good but confusing. I am glad the hound isnot real too. That wouldl be quite scary to have roaming the country. But then again, when would we be exposed to it. We have to remember this is a utopia the people are living in, we know nothing about the rest of the world(except that they are in a war), but the people there know nothing else. We like them are not exposed to crime like New York or guns like in the war, and those are just as much of a killing machine as the hound. Ya
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I agree it was very strange reading a book on burning other books and was very confusing. Although I was often lost it was kinda enjoyable being in such a different world but I am so glad our world doesn't burn books or have hounds!
ReplyDeleteYeah I am so glad that that hound doesn't exist! This book was very confusing, but it sure did get its' point across!
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