Friday, May 31, 2019

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury :: essays research papers

The Book I read was called Fahrenheit 451. Written by Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451 took place in the 24th century. It was nigh a high society that frowned on curiosity and outlawed books. The story focuses around a man named Guy Montage, A man who burns books for a living. The book talks about Guy and his enlightenment towards books and how he discovers himself in the process.There were 5 main character in this book. The main character in the story was Guy Montage, a fireman/pyromaniac. The firemen in this story were actually people who started fires In order to prevent people from reading books. Guy enjoyed his job A little to such(prenominal) he became obsessed with it. Guy had a wife named Millie She was a pill popping suicidal snob who was obsessed with material things. Guy had a node named Captain Beaty, A representation of everything that is wrong with society and who encourages Guy to set fires. The person who encourages Guy to experience life is a teenager named Clarisse . The man who in the end acts as a mentor to Guy is a retired English Professor named Faber.The theme of the story is to not let society completely engulf you. I think that bradbury wanted us to read this story and Think to ourselves could this happen to us? I Think That all of Bradburys books be all similar in that they all try to make us think what could and might happen. The way things are going I Think the complete opposite will happen, less(prenominal) and less censorship. Although Both will lead to the same outcome of people being Miserable and sad.Bradbury has a very unique writing style. He writes stories that are totally unbelievable and yet makes them believable. I think that what I enjoy most about reading his books is his way of describing things so sharply and precise that it makes you tactile property like your in the story. I think that his books scare me a little, In that he writes them so real that I sometimes believe that the stories could happen in actual life.