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Summary: The Burning of Knowlege
Review: Ray Bradbury opened the book with the line "it was a pleasure to burn". A shocking and simple sentence began a story set in the near future where a firemen's job was to set fire, as opposed to putting them out. As the story progresses, the main character, Montag, meets more and more people who gradually begins to change his views of the society and analyze his actions as a fireman. What made this book interesting was the radical concepts and belief that the society embraced. The story tells us that a fireman¡¦s job was to set fire on books, which were considered to be bad. Not just books were bad, but knowledge in general was viewed as sinister. Montag lives in a society that only promotes very basic information to the public, and knowledge was forbidden and strictly controlled. The title of the book is also closely related to the content. "Fahrenheit 451¡¨ is the temperature at which normal book paper catches on fire. I thought this title was not only unique and related to the story, but it also attracted its readers. By only stating ¡§Fahrenheit 451¡¨ I would think to myself ¡§What would this book be about?¡¨ and ¡§What is the significance of this particular temperature?¡¨ These continuous questions really increased my curiosity on the book. I thought that the most successful aspect of this book is its ability to portray an image in my mind. Though Bradbury's vivid expressions, I could picture the scenes in the book. Bradbury used figurative language as the paintbrush to construct the image. Personification, metaphor, and similes were extensively utilized. In the first page of the book, every sentence contained figurative speech. For example, through Bradbury's magical use of language in "With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world" (P. 1 lines 2-4), I could very clearly portray a fireman holding the hose with kerosene coming out like a python spitting it's poison. This does not solely portray an image; it also leaves a strong memory, and impression afterwards. Through the use of these powerful and impressive words, Bradbury carved an everlasting image in my heart. I especially adore the quote "He strode in a swarm of fire flies" This effectively produces a complete image in my mind of Montag happily walking through a bunch of burning ashes. The "swarm of fire flies" really produces an everlasting powerful image. Another reason I gave this book five stars is that I thought it was not just an entertaining and poignant book, it was also a book that moved and influenced me as well as triggered me to contemplate about the presence and the importance of knowledge and books. The first time I read it, I could not understand it, so I read it again. After the second time reading it, I was stimulated to ponder about the significance of knowledge. I felt very deeply that controlling knowledge through the destruction of books is extremely inappropriate. I very powerfully felt that books were important to us in our daily lives, and that every one of them has value, and they should be kept and treasured. My emotions changed from detached to extremely motivated. I felt that this book really portrayed a very different world, such that books are absent. Through indirect speech, Bradbury has really moved and changed my views. I thought this book was both very thought provoking, enjoyable, and very well done. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: The message is good but...
Review: The message of this book is that you always need books, no matter if you have internet, TV or whatever, you always will need a book, this message is written in a book of almost 200 pages, so if someone that doesn't like to read reads this book that person will never read again no matter the message, this book goes out of the story so many times that you almost forget that story, maybe the only book who needs to be burnt is this one.
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Summary: Life without books
Review: Wouldn't life be nice if we didn't have books? As a person who doesn't enjoy reading, this particular book caught my interest. Guy Montag, the main character of the story, is a book burner. In the society he lives in, the knowledge and ideas one gets from books is believed to be bad. As a fireman, Montag has the job of starting the fires rather than stopping them. This book forces you to think about what society would be like without books. Think of all the knowledge, ideas and pleasure they bring. Fahrenheit 451 makes you realize how much books really do contribute to everyday life. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy a good story and especially to those who don't appreciate reading. Maybe life with books isn't so bad after all.
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Summary: Life without books
Review: Wouldn't life be nice if we didn't have books. As a person who doesn't enjoy reading, this particular book caught my interest. Guy Montag, the main character of the story, is a book burner. In the society he lives in, the knowledge and ideas one gets from books is believed to be bad. As a fireman, Montag has the job of starting the fires rather than stopping them. This book forces you to think about what society would be like without books. Think of all the knowledge, ideas and pleasure they bring. Fahrenheit 451 makes you realize how much books really do contribute to everyday life. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy a good story and especially to those who don't appreciate reading. Maybe life with books isn't so bad after all.
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Summary: Fahrenheit 451-By Ray Bradbury
Review: This book is about a community that has banned and outlawed the viewing and reading of books. The community had firemen burn books. Guy Montag is one of the firemen described in this book. Problems develop between him and his wife, Mildred. Bradbury describes their life as being boring and dull. Guy Montag and his family are only allowed to watch television. Montag's neighbor, a young girl named Clarisse, is excited by the ideas of reading books. He then decides to hide a stash of books in his home. I found this book to be really strange. It is ironic to see how Bradbury was basically able to predict how the world and society is now. It was interesting to see how this book developed.
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Summary: Thinking outside the box
Review: In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury has a vision for the future; firemen don't put out fires-they start them in order to burn books. Inthis society trivial information is good and knowledge and ideas are bad. Guy Montag is a book burning fireman undergoing a crisis of faith. People around him and his job cause this crisis. His wife spends all day watching her TV and being sucked into the fake reality of the world. She wants a room full of T.V.'s so she can just be connected to society. His next door neighbor Clarisse, is the one who I think starts Montag's thinking about society and what kind of knowledge and ideas are in books. Clarisse is more interested in what she can see in the world around her than in the mindless T.V. This book is a good representation of our society today. The TV and music are affecting our lives a lot more than reading books. These days we are constantly being bombarded by flashes of images and sounds. This is a good book for those who think outside the box and want to look at a different perspective of information these days and what we are really affected by.
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Summary: Fahrenheit 451
Review: Fahrenheit 451 I like the thought that the world could be a completely different place if we did not have books. Before I read this book, I always used to think that it would be cool and a lot better if books did not exist in the world. However, I realized that without books nobody would have their own views on certain subjects, and everyone would be dull like Montag's wife. This fantasy no longer appeals to me, because I hate talking to people like Mildred. Everyone would live in their virtual world and the television would tell them what to think. I like the fact that Montag is forced to think about what he is doing, and he steals books because he has a desire to learn. I feel that I would have done the same thing in his situation, and I feel that I am a lot like him because I like to go with the flow but I don't agree with everything, and I question what I feel is wrong. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who feels the world would be a better place without books.
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Summary: appreciation
Review: The author of the book Fahrenheit 451 was focused on teaching appreciation of God-given rights to his readers. Ray Bradbury considered a life without reading, without control of one's own thoughts, and without knowing history. He also considered a life where parents don't like the children that they have. Bradbury considered this and thought best to write a book so that people would not take their lives for granted. He considers reading a privilege, while most others would consider it a right, a right that isn't thought of as a right, but just is. Bradbury conveys a horrible story that helps his readers understand what they should value in life.
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Summary: Fahrenheit 451
Review: The book Fahrenheit 451 was one of the best books that I have ever read. I am one of those people who don't read often and don't enjoy books, so having said that is amazing enough for me. What astounds me is that this book was written in the 1950's and the author was able to make some predictions about the future. Now we may not be quite where this book takes place time wise, but some of the technology that is mentioned in this book is not too distant in our future. This book really caught my attention because some of the ideas were ones that I too have thought about. The main reason they burned the books was because they didn't like anything that was fiction, or were unsure it was true. They saw that there was no point in discussing such matters of scientific or religious nature if they could not be proved, but that's just my theory. If you end up reading this book, than you might come up with your own. I recommend this book to anyone who is willing to have an open mind.
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Summary: A World Without Books
Review: I have really enjoyed reading the book Fahrenheit 451. The book takes place in a society which is completely different than ours, at some point in the future. In this society it is illegal to have books of any kind, and the story depicts the man whose job it is to go around and burn these books. The fireman, Guy Montag, begins to go against his job, and sneaks books so that he can read them. I am not usually a fan of many books, so I thought that a world without books would be a great place to live. After reading this Ray Bradbury novel my view has changed. Because there are no books in this society there is no way for the people to express themselves, and everyone ends up being almost exactly the same. This type of uniformity was the direct result of not having books for people to read and allow them to write to express their feelings. This story has taught me that books are an important forum for expression, and when a book can keep me interested and reading throughout, and send an important message, that is a quality book in my mind. That is why Fahrenheit 451 got a four star rating from me.
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