Fahrenheit 451 Vs Thirteen Reasons Why

Have you ever met someone who has no interest to the things you enjoy? How about a person that loves what you love even though there are some slight disagreements? Having a conversation with someone who has similar likes and dislikes as you can make your day a lot more interesting than if you were having a conversation with someone who you have nothing in common with. It also makes you pay attention to the topic more. Now, what if that person was a book? Wouldn’t you prefer to read a book you can relate to? Reading something relatable can make your thoughts deeper and can expand your knowledge about world. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a book readers can appreciate for it is very similar to our world. Fahrenheit 451 and the world today

To kill one’s self and purposely taking a life from another person are acts that come from unhappy people. Unfortunately, suicide and murder are very common topics not only in conversations but also in a lot of published literature. Jay Asher, the author of Thirteen Reasons Why, wrote a book about a girl who committed suicide and left tape recordings explaining the events that lead to her death. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky describes what can happen to a kid who posses suicidal or homicidal thoughts. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green is about two cancer patients and their love story. At the end of the book, one of the main characters die from the disease. The books mentioned above are just a few examples of many that shows proof of how commonly authors write about death as the main idea. Fahrenheit 451 talks about death quite often as well. Bradbury wrote, ‘“You took all the pills in your bottle last night...”’ ‘“Oh, I wouldn’t do that,” she [Mildred] said, surprised.”’ (17). The conversation was between the main character, Guy Montag, and his wife, Mildred Montag. Mildred tried to overdose with sleeping pills. To save her life, two men used a machine that has two tubes. One tube takes her blood out and the other pumps new blood in. The men who helped her were not certified medical technicians. ‘“We get these cases nine or ten a night…You don’t need an M.D., case like this; all you need is two handymen…”’ (13). The people from the novel are so unhappy that there are multiple cases of overdosing every night. Not only do they commit suicide, but they also murder one another. During one of Clarisse's and Guy’s conversations, Clarisse mentions her classmates and how death is a usual occurrence for them. ‘“... They kill each other...Six of my friends have been shot in the last year alone. Ten of them died in car wrecks…”’ (27). Death is also