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Summary: A Highly Intellectual Book
Review: Constructed in a more modern and futuristic society, Fahrenheit 451 is a book in which future firemen actually burn the books, apparently for the "bettering" of the book's society. Most people say that this book is about cesorship. But if you dive behind the printed text, you will see the true meaning behind this book. Bradbury satirizes [in this book] what our society is slowly becomig through our own intellectualism(s). And that has been my thesis statement for the three papers I have written on this book: "This book satyrizes what modern society is slowly becomming; as such then we can conclude that [through the socratic definition of justice] that our world is slowly becomming unjust. All in all this is the best book I have ever read. It will enlighten a true reader. Please, for the sake of all great literature, please read this book. I am a highschool freshmen, and I found it exciting enough to do a fifty two page paper on. Please, give Bradbury a chance. The book also goes along with "The Allegory of the Cave" found in chapter three of Plato's "The Rebublic"."Fire is clean and fire is bright."
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Summary: A Possible Solution
Review: My initial thought of the book, after reading the back cover, was this is going to be very corny. After putting much time into reading the story, I was surprised when it turned out to be one of the best books I have ever read.
One of the key ingredients for my much love for the book was the sufficient detail, but still leaving room for you to interpret it in your own way. The glimpse of the future does not seem so far fetched. With the new interest in television over a book, and the "un-colorblind" society, book burning would seem like a good answer.
I enjoyed the book, it was a fun read, and portrayed what may happen later in our time. The story is about Guy Montags life as a "fireman", one who destroys books by burning them. He is challenged by a younger girl, his neighbor, and notices the horror of his times. One thing I did notice with the story, however, was some parts in the book were very well described, and others I wish had more explanation. For example, more details on how the society is run, and set up would have been nice. I think the author may of done this to keep the focus on the point of the story, but I felt I was missing things when "painting my picture". During my period of reading the book, I couldn't help but compare the story to that of incidents of book burnings during the Second World War. The government in Fahrenheit 451can be compared to Hitler, and his drive too uneducated the people of his generation, and erase all evidence of their past.
This book requires you to read between the lines, to get the under lying meaning, which is a great aspect in my opinion. It stupefies me on how a writer so long ago, could accurately portray what exactly is happening in our society, for this reason I alone I read the book cover to cover, and made special note of other areas of prediction. I read other reviews before reading the story myself; I noticed that many of the reviewers felt there were too many metaphors. I don't think this should be a reason not to read this book.
I enjoyed this book very much, and would recommend it to any one that asked. It is a must read classic. Bradbury's interpretation of the future is none but awe inspiring.
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Summary: *H*A*S*-->Fahrenheit 451 Book Review
Review: When we first started reading this book in class (8*4!!), I found it was a very interesting, complex book. Bradbury seemed to hold on to my attention through the whole book. I think that, after reading this book, everyone will have a new perspective on our current society. From reading about Montag's quest to find out the truth behind the illegal books and the weird laws of his generation's government, it taught me to appreciate what I have now, and to pray that our world will never come to the point where they want to ban books all together from their love to new technology and a faster, better, easier way of life. Reading this great piece of work makes you, just as Montag, question.... are these people really happy?!? You learn throughout the book that it is important be able to think on your own, rather than being a mindless person just sitting as a statue { :) trick} in front a TV, watching what the government wants you to watch, not what you want to watch. I learned a very valuable lesson from this book that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
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Summary: English Grade*Fahrenheit 451
Review: Fahrenheit 451 is a very intresting and mind boggling book. It made me realize how important books are in society, and just how much books really do influence your reality. In F451 the government was afraid to let the people have their own ideas. They wanted the community to think what they wanted them to think. The people were so caught up on their material items, that they even forgot about thinking of humans as real human beings. Most people in this particular community did not "talk" with one another, they would rather sit in front of the T.Vs. After a while the community wasn't even people anymore, they were robots. They did what the government wanted them to do, when it wanted them to do it. They lost all sense of individuality and idealism. This novel made me value books, and made me realize what an imperfect world would be like...
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Summary: Farenheit 451
Review: When I first started reading Farenheit 451, I thought this book was a little strange. But after reading more of the book, I became mezmorized by the graphic detail and colorful language.
The way Ray Bradbury writes has a disturbing realism to it. He writes about the future, but his thoughts are centered around the present.
Guy Montag was a fireman, not fighter. His job was to seek out books, and burn them. But his whole life changed when he met Clarisse. With three words, Guys life was turned upside down "Are You Happy?" Is he happy or has he been forced to be "happy?" Through the book, Guy sees the horrors of his life, and the lives of others. Everyone is oblivious to the torture they are experiencing. Guy wants out but society won't let him go. Guy has books, a fireman has books, books. Now society has turned its back on him, his house is burnt and he is fighting for his life. There are others like him, though, others who contain a forbidden knowledge, the knowledge of a book...
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Summary: It was um, thought prevoking
Review: Fahrenheit 451 was a book that had a very good message. This book made me think about where our society could be heading. It made me realize how important books are and how awful it would be if it was illegal to read! The only bad thing about this book is that there were many metaphores. Becuase there were so many metaphores I didn't always know if certain things were really happening or if he was just using figurative language. Despite this, the book was very good and made me think very hard about how important books really are.
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Summary: Farenheit 451
Review: Farenheit 451 was a chellenging, yet enjoyable read. It was weird how some of the things Ray Bradbury thought the future would be like fifty years ago, are what is going on now. For example most of our lives tend to center around work and television, and not as much as books. Thes TVs are almost to the point of being the size of a wall. I would never have read this book if we hadn't been assigned to read it in Langauge Arts class.
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Summary: Farenheit 451
Review: Farenheit 451 was a very interesting book. The thing that I liked about this book was that it kept you thinking. Ray Bradbury's use of similes and metaphors really related to what he was trying to explain. The fascinating circumstances about Farenheit 451 is very weird and exciting at the same time. The fact that Bradbury has taken the present time, when he wrote the book, and changed the roles of the people and firemen to which he believes the future will be like is so engaging. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading!
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Summary: Fahrenheight 451 Book Review
Review: Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag's world, firemen start fires rather than putting them out. The people in this society do not read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. Instead, they drive very fast, watch excessive amounts of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on "Seashell Radio" sets attached to their ears.
Montag encounters a gentle seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan , who opens his eyes to the emptiness of his life with her innocently penetrating questions and her unusual love of people and nature. Over the next few days, Montag experiences a series of disturbing events. First, his wife, Mildred, attempts suicide by swallowing a bottle of sleeping pills. Then, when he responds to an alarm that an old woman has a stash of hidden literatur. The woman shocks him by choosing to be burned alive along with her books. A few days later, he hears that a speeding car has killed Clarisse.
Montag's dissatisfaction with his life increases, and he begins to search for a solution in a stash of books that he has stolen from his own fires and hidden inside an air-conditioning vent. When Montag fails to show up for work, his fire chief, Beatty, pays a visit to his house. Beatty explains that it's normal for a fireman to go through a phase of wondering what books have to offer, and he delivers a dizzying monologue explaining how books came to be banned in the first place.
According to Beatty, special-interest groups and other "minorities" objected to books that offended them. Soon, books all began to look the same, as writers tried to avoid offending anybody. This was not enough, however, and society, as a whole, decided to simply burn books rather than permit a conflicting opinion.
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Summary: hello there
Review: I thought Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was an excellent book. I loved the metaphors, similies, and symbolism throughout the book (although at first I had no idea what the guy was talking about haha). That was one of my favorite things about it. I also liked the plot of this story. At first, I thought, "This is so weird, who would think of a future with no books and firemen starting fires instead of extinguishing them?" But as the book progressed, I started to realize that this could actually be possible in reality in the future. Right now, most of us would go and reach for the remote instead of a book. Yea, don't try to hide it, you know it's true. Anyways, if this habit of ours soon becomes like a big thing, Ray Bradbury's idea of a book-burning future wouldn't be too out there, if ya know what I mean.
I reccomend this book to 7th-8th graders and above, since there are many similies, metaphors, symbolism, etc. in this book(as stated before) that younger readers wouldn't understand. At first it's hard to understand for anyone, including myself, but if you're daring enough to try it out, this is the book for you!
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