Fahrenheit 451 was different. I don't know how someone could think of writing a book about burning books. Isn't that kind of contradicting? I also had a hard time understanding the book. I kept getting lost and then thinking wait why did this just happen. Also some things weren't clearly explained in the books. How Clarisse died, or exaclty why the books were burned?
The fact that books were being burned to keep knowledge from people is stupid. I understand that they were partly burned to make everybody more equal, but that is not the way it should be done. Treating everybody fairly would be better than making everybody idiots. Not everybody was equal either, there were still those that did read. I would hope something like this would never happen, but you never know. Who knows tomorrow could be the start of burning books.
The book also showed how oblivious the people were. They had there wall tvs and seashell radios. Mildred those two items more than she loved Montag. After she left she probably forgot about him. I know that knowledge is important, but this book has showed that knowledge is the most powerful thing you can have. Look at Beatty he was superior because had knowledge that others could not aquire.
Now I am going to go burn this book. ;)
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Knowlege, important yes but I don't think that was the aim. The reader is told that the government is trying to create a new past, (but I think it is because they want it to look like America is the best and always was) by erasing the old one, no one knows anything and the world is basically starting over. I am not sure if that is the real reason but I think so. Ok
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I feel the same, it was confusing and I often was lost. I to wish they would have explained exacly why and how books decided to be burt because I just don't understand. Knowledge is a good thing why keep it from the world?
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