Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel written by Ray Bradbury that was published in 1953. Ray Bradbury wrote about a time period where books were outlawed and Fireman burn any books that were found . The book was divided into 3 different chapters . #1. The Hearth and Salamander , #2. The Sieve and the Sand , #3. Burning Brighter. The Hearth and Salamander introduces the life of Guy Montag, a “fireman" who instead of putting out fires, him and the rest of the firemen start them by burning any books found on their way . Montag worked day and night answering to any calls that were made. To Montag the word Fire meant more that destroying something , Fire to him represented what he was thought the whole time . For him burning up someone's house …show more content…

Through the rest of the book He continues to think books are worthless and that they have no meaning . After meeting his 17 year old neighbor Clarisse McClellan who he also falls in love with, he then after starts to read books. Each time he has a change he steals 1 book from every house he is burning . Books brought a great interest into him that he even ended up memorizing some parts from the Bible. Montag needs help understanding what he is reading so he ask for the help of Faber who is a retired English professor. Through the rest of the book Montag has many challenges that mark his life as a fireman . He learns to be kind to others , respect people's beliefs and he becomes more open …show more content…

It was my first time reading it and I was already able to take great advantage of it . The book has a big variety of vocabulary that I wasn't used to read before . At first while reading the first chapter I started to have difficulties comprehending what I was reading , I would look up the meaning of some words . The novel was something different than what I was used to reading . I learned how books impact the lives of many even if they don't personally connect to the charterers they still get an important message out of it .
In both Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 there is the same problem of corruption. The only difference in the books is that Animal Farm can't change the corruption that is going in with the government. Humans can't change or understand the way animals think . Animals were made for humans to consume and to take care of as pets . In Animal Farm it explains how animals think how humans unfairly treat them , how they have to obey to the abuse of human . In Fahrenheit 451 the corruption can be change because anyone who decides to read books can read them there isn't anything wrong with it . Everyone just doesn't read them because they are scare that the government would put the aside from everyone