Fahrenheit 451

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Summary: The Fireman
Review: Fahrenheit 451 is about a fireman named Guy Montag. He lives in a day and age of very high technology. Instead of having televisions they have 'parlors'. Which are rooms where pictures are displayed on the walls and it is very interactive. Guy's job as a fireman is not an ordinary fireman's job. In this future time houses have been made fire proof. Therefore there is no need for firemen who go put out fires. However the government has banned all books from the United States. They figure any book can cause disagreement by someone. Even the smallest minority could find a book that they think is prejudice towards them. Hence, Guy's job as a fireman is to burn any and all books that are found. However, a young girl moves in next door to Guy. She stimulates his interest in books. At first she just tries to get him to slow down in a world that is constantly speeding up. She tells him to stop and smell the flowers. This girl is found dead, but she left an impression on Guy Montag. Guy collects books from the ones they go and burn. He begins to hate is job as a fireman. He finds a man that also likes books and has been planning to destroy what the fireman do. Then, Guy Montage is reported to have books in his house. While on the job the fireman receive a call to go and burn some books. Guy is startled when they pull up in front of his house. The head fireman gives a blow torch to Guy and has him do it himself. Guy burns his entire house down, but by now he has almost gone insane. He ends up killing the head fireman and running. The authorities chase him for hours. Guy is able to escape down the river. He finds a group of people who all have ran away because they love books. Soon after he leaves the city the next world war starts. Guy's city is one of the first to get flattened by bombs. The people in the city had no warning. They were told it would never come so close. Guy Montag and the head fireman, Beatty, where actually very much alike. In the beginning they both went out and burned books with no second thoughts. However, Guy soon begins to think about what he is doing. This is when we find out that Beatty also once read books. Beatty found burning the books as an escape to loving them. When Beatty is about to be killed by Guy, Beatty does no try to move or jump away. He seems to just stay in place like he is ready to die. He has burnt enough books and he is ready for it to end. Death is his new escape. In this novel, Ray Bradbury shows us the importance of books and what could happen if we forget about books and what they teach us about ourselves.

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Summary: An OK book
Review: Sure, this book gives some harsh warnings about the desensitization of our culture and the withering away of intellectual importance, but its radical premise detracts from the story's legitimacy and worth. Bradbury anticipates a complete elimination of all books and literature, and I do agree that we are moving in a more automated, fast-paced society with less emphasis on love and personal relationships. But we will never reach such an extreme level, its simply a rediculous concept. I contest that we cannot worry about whether others are getting their daily dose of Shakespeare, Joyce or the Bible, and if we choose to read on our own, we will always have the chance to do so. I imagine that if you are reading this review, you don't run a high risk of losing interest in books in your lifetime. Yes, Bradbury does offer a striking prophesy of the direction of societal development, but to use this book as the basis for an outrcy against our culture's future is ludicrous.

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Summary: FROM ASH TO DUST (THE WILL TO READ BEYOND THE START )
Review: FROM ASH TO DUST , THATS WHERE IT ALL STARTS.BOOKS ARE BANISHED FROM THIS WORLD, AND IF SOMEONE DARES TO HAVE ONE THEY MUST BE READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUINCES. GUY MONTAGE LOVES HIS JOB UNTIL HE DISCOVERS WHAT BOOKS ARE REALLY ABOUT. A PROFESSOR TELLS HIM OF THE FUTURE IN WHICH PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO THINK, AND A 17-TEEN YR. OLD GIRL TELLS HIM OF A PAST WHEN PEOPLE WEREN'T AFRAID. IF ONLY BOOKS COULD BE KEEP THE LIFE STORY TOLD TO HIM COULD BE SHOWN AND PEOPLE NO LONGER WOULD BE AFRAID.

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Summary: Needs Help
Review: If anyone reads this, I need help. I'm bad with writing my own summaries and I need to for my portfolio. Can anyone help?

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Summary: 451: The true number of the beast.
Review: Fahrenheit 451 is(next to 1984)truly one of the greatest literary visions of an overbearing, tyranical future. Its message is simple, genuine, and timeless. If you only buy one Ray Bradbury book, buy this one! Peace.

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Summary: Very entertaining, frightfully close to the truth too...
Review: This book had some very good qualities. The novel leaves your mind provoked into hypothetical situations like the ones in the book. Knowledge is burned, individuality and poetry are frowned upon. Is this really too different from our society today? No, it's really not far off. This read has some interesting twists at the end and leaves you thinking.

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Summary: Not Just About Book Burning-- An Awesomely Important Work
Review: As 1984 becomes less relevant as a work, this novel becomes annually scarier and scarier. Everyone remembers that they burn books in this novel-- what they forget is why. Bradbury's world is one where-- --anything that might offend any special group is repressed --anything that might require people to think is repressed --people sit and stare endlessly at wall-sized tv's --suicide is rampant and unremarkable --people lead life at breakneck speed to avoid thinking or feeling In short, Bradbury has created a world which is frighteningly close to the one in which we live. Even if you THINK you remember this work, it is time to reread it. Book burning is by far the least scary prediction Bradbury has made here.

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Summary: Bradbury's Masterpiece
Review: An excellent novel, but terrifying due to its plausibility. Not only, in today's society, does the story created by Bradbury seem possible, but it seems as if it could occur shortly. It does give one ideas to consider, especially about the mores of our society. Other than the underlying themes, this is wholly a good book. The plot is entertaining and fast-paced, and the characters are wonderfully developed. The humorous, futuristic household items, and some of the characters' attitudes lighten the mood and keep the book from becoming too cynical. Overall, this is an excellent book worth reading.

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Summary: Individualism
Review: Ray Bradbury's classic vision of a prophetic destruction of society is beautifully addressed in Fahrenheit 451. It shows how the incineration of books, symbols for intelligence and wisdom, lead to nothing but ignorance and collectivist states of society that will eventually destroy mankind. The protagonist, Montag, is however an individualist in this futuristic society who stands for his own beliefs and does not conform to his destructive surroundings. This is a very powerful novel, however Ray Bradbury may have been inspired by other writers with the original idea of literature devoted to individualism. It was written in 1951, around the same time that George Orwell's 1984 was written. However the genius with this original and very revolutionary idea of incorporating individualism into literature is Ayn Rand, who wrote the classic novelette, Anthem, in 1937. Anyone who enjoyed Fahrenheit 451 will enjoy Anthem even more.

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Summary: Burn Baby Burn
Review: I have enjoyed reading this book. everyone will enjoy it after the first reading. It may be slighlty difficult in the beginning but if you continue to read you will find this book to be very deep, and compelling. I feel as if the more you read it, the more you will enjoy it because you will absorb more information that you may have missed on the first reading. Go Montag!