This book is a lot more interesting then 1984. When I first started reading the book I did not know what to expect, but as it went along the plot became more intense. Montag has been chosen to be a fireman by his family’s history. He meets a high school girl named Clarisse who opens his eyes to what the world used to be like. He begins to find out what a firemen did back before houses used to be fireproof. He comes across a job where he must burn a house full of books, but there is lady inside that says she wants die with her them. Montag tries to convince her to leave, but as soon as he exits she lights a match and the books go up in flames.
Ray Bradbury creates this futuristic world to compare it to the one that we live into today. Where books are seen as uncensical and that each one contradicts another. We are not necessarily burning these books, but literature is not what it used to be. We rarely read books any more and if we do read, it is online. Another aspect of this book is that literature is being produced at an overwhelming rate and that by burning these books we are cutting down on that. This futuristic view says that we will become disinterested in books and that is why they are being burned.
The book this far is very interesting and I am interested to see what comes of this and if Montag continues to be a fireman. I am also interested in seeing what happens between him and Mildred because they only seem to become more distant.
Sadly we are already witnessing the decline of print sources and their use. Many in our society feel that it is okay to hate reading. Truthfully it isn't. Reading is a bridge to a higher level of thinking. Without the passion to read one is just stranded on the island of ignorance.
ReplyDeleteThis almost goes back to Culture Jam with technology taking over the world. I remember kids from my high school would read sparknotes on the computer and get the exact same grade as me on a reading test! So much information or reviews on books are out there for us and we can easily access them which is causing us to tend not to read more books.
ReplyDeleteYes it definitely relates to our society because unless it is for academic purposes, few read books for the entertainment. I too am interested to find out what happens next. A very exciting book in my opinion and an excellent interpretation of a futuristic dystopia.
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