#4 of F451

my post earlier was really short......

so hopefully this one will be longer :)

Topic : Climax

Well, I'm not sure about this, but I think the climax of the novel is around when the bomb goes down to destroy the city. I think this is the climax because it's the turning point for Guy Montag. The whole time, he's confused about everything in his world; why everyone always watches TV, why he never thought deeply about anything, why he can't remember certain important dates, and especially why he can't read books. Well, this part of the book, just before the bomb goes off, Montag finally puts the pieces together and answers all of his questions. He's not so confused anymore, and knows what he needs to do now, save other cities from the disaster his city experiences. And at that moment, Montag reaized Chicago was where he met Mildred, and he also realized how useless everything in his world is. Even though his city had big buildings, great transportation, and spectacualar technology, everything would vanish in a second when the bomb hit. All the people, TVs, buildings, buses, and technology would be gone in an instant. He wants to save the people he love, but realizes it's useless too.

This passage gave me a shock, actually. I imagine the city to be somewhat like NYC, big and crowded with people. However, the buildings, shops, and technology isn't that important or significant. It can be gone in an instant. The people and creatures living in it is what makes a city so great. The lively and hard working people is what makes up the city. In Fahrenheit 451, it didn't matter so much that the city was destroyed in seconds. The bomb went off, the city and everything in it perished, and still Montag and the group were able to keep on going on with their morning and walk to another one, to save it. They weren't that sad, only in that second when the bomb hit were they sad. It made me feel shocked and sad at the same time because it showed how cruel and cold the book's world was. I'm glad our world isn't like that :)

#3 of F451

Topic : Mood

The mood of Fahrenheit 451 is very dark, gloomy, and disastrous. There's not one part in the book when it's happy or makes a joke, except when Clarisse talks (it's the only part when i feel less tense and more normal). This novel saddens me because the people in this world are sad and dumb. I feel thankful that I live in a world with freedom that I can do what I want to do; read, imagine, think, etc. In this novel, there are so many rules that trap the people in a cage. Though it seems great, watching TV all the time, driving 100 miles per hour, and never having to think, the people are actually like robots who don't have any feelings. They never laugh a full laugh, or live a full life. I laugh all the time with my friends, family, and peers. Someone makes a joke, I laugh. Someone does something goofy, I laugh. I laugh so loud that sometimes people even stare at me! But the people in F451's world never laugh like I do. They're all too busy doing....well nothing, actually. They don't do anything productive, and they live a depressing life; that's what saddens me. I'm very glad that our world isn't like that and hopefully won't ever be like that. Wel, I suppose for the world in Fahrenheit 451 to happen all the countries would have to be communists or something with dictators to control everyone, and everyone would have to stop thinking too. That would be pretty freaky and extremely sad...

#2 of F451

k yea.. my first entry was a bit too long...

So I'll do a short(er) one today.

Topic : Theme

There are tons of themes in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Sometimes reading it I'd even think there isn't a theme to this book! But, I ask myself, why did Ray Bradbury write this? So, with much thought, here is what I think the theme of F.451 is:

Knowledge is not a bad thing, and if we don't have it, we'll become dumb and unhappy

I think Ray Bradbury, since he is an author, was trying to show how important reading is.

Anyways, this theme is important to a teenager living in 2008 because teenagers prefer so many other activities than reading. They prefer watching TV than reading, chatting on MSN, going to the mall, shopping, going to the theaters, playing sports, listening to music, and the list goes on. A lot of these were activities that people in the book did, and they were not happy. So, if the theme is applied to teenagers these days, it would be pretty perfect; read more, gain more knowledge, rather than getting dumber by watching TV or playing video games. Later, you'll realize that what you did helped you become a better, happier person.

So, I think this is the theme because in the book all the people are unhappy, except for the queer next-door neighbor girl. She's the only content one because she's the only chracter in the story that uses her head. She thinks, imagines, and has knowledge. Unlike Montag and his coworkers, who are like machines; go to work, go to house, set fire on house, go back home. They don't think of why they do their job, or live, or anything else. They just do it, and they're not happy. They think they are, but really, they're not. And Montag's wife always watches TV 24/7! She's, of course, not happy either. Nobody in this world thinks, and in the real world(the world we live in now), we think that if we don't have to think then that's SO great because thinking is bothersome, especially if you're a student. However, because they don't think and imagine, they don't have the great joys of life. They never laugh to the fullest, rest to the fullest, and even playing and hanging out isn't as fun. We all have a brain for a purpose, and it's not to watch TV or become a robot, but it's so we can think, have knowledge. and live life to the fullest. :)

#1 of F451

Well, I just finished reading Fahrenheit 451 today and the book is quite hard to read, and I have many reasons for this. Therefore, I'm glad it was a short novel and that I'm finally finished with it! :D

Topic : Characters

There is one main chracter in this book, and a few other small chracters.

Guy Montag - Main chracter. He's a fireman, except in this world a fireman's job is to burn books because reading books is strictly against the law. His world is also very corrupt in many ways, and no one is really happy. Guy meets his neighbor one night after work, and she gets him to think why the world has become this way. She was the spark of his fire, I shall say. To make a long story short, Guy realizes he has to somehow change the world for the better, and starts by reading books. So, a person who started off destroying books is now trying to save them. He represents the few people in our world who know the problems of the world and takes action to solve the problems.

Mildred Montag - The wife of Guy Montag. She's an ordinary citizen of the world in the book. She likes to watch TV, which is usually three to four walls of a room. She loves to chat and hang out with her friends. In the beginning she read the books with Guy, but doesn't change her thoughts about the corrup world of hers. She represents the people of our world that know the problems of the world, but ignores them, tries to be happy and act happy by doing what everybody else does, but inside are actually miserable.

Captain Beatty - The captain of the fire team that Guy is in. He used to love books, but because of his life's tragedies, does not think they are useful to the world and himself. He represents the people in our world that make/are the problems of the world.

Clarisse McClellan - The new neighbor of Guy Montag. She and her family are very different from the people of the world, but actually the normal ones if they lived in our world right now. She gets Guy to think why their world is so corrupt. Though, she dies in the beginning of the book. Clarisse represents the people in our world that see the world as a better place and lives life happily. Though they are neglected by the society, they're like the angels of the world. The save the world from destruction, or at least try by pointing out the problems and showing a way to solve the problem. Except no one really listens, except for people like Guy Montag.

Faber - A retired professor that Guy met some time ago at a park. Guy goes back to him after realizing the problems of his world and asks for help and guidance. Faber gives him directions on what to do and Guy takes action. Except Faber is a coward because he wants to save the books and the world, but never stepped out of his house once since he was so scared of being caught and the consequences. He represents the people in our world that know the problems of the world but can't do anything to save the world because of their cowardliness. Thus, they let the world be as it is and just waits for people like Guy to come and rescue the world. But I guess you can say they are important because they know a lot so they can give guidance to the people like Guy.

Granger - A leader of a group of intellectual people who memorize the books they read in their head. They wait until the war (in their world) is over so that they may finally record these books and save the books. He and his group represents the people of the world are waiting for the world to be better. When it is better, they will help the world to come back to normal again.

Those were the chracters of Fahrenheit 451, 6 in total. There's also this machine called the Hound which can track down and destroy anything and I guess the machines also represent the problems of our world. Anyways, I don't like most of the chracters. Even the main chracter, Guy, becaue it's to hard to read and understand what's going on in his mind. Beatty seems too loud, obnoxious, arrogant, selfish, and bossy. Mildred is just dumb! Serously. All she does is watch TV and gossip with her friends, who are also dumb. And when Guy was sick once, she told him to still go to work, which is so cruel for a wife to do. Faber is a coward, so I don't like him. The two characters I did actually have an interest in were Clarisse and Granger because they seem to be the only normal ones. Also, I like how Clarisse is always positive, smiling, trying new things, and actually trying to live a happy life, unlike the other characters who seem distressed and gloomy.

As you can see, I didn't really enjoy reading this book very much, and I don't like most of the chracters in the book either. Though, the book does make you think a lot, and that's a good thing (in my opinion)