Monday, May 14, 2007
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 I find to be a very unusual book so far. At first I was confused, it takes place in a very odd city. The first character that I read about was Montag. He is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag's world, firemen start fires instead of 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 a lot of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on “Seashell Radio” sets that are attached to their ears. The things that go on within this city are strange and unheard of. Since I've only read the first 50 pages, I'm pretty curious to see what's going to happen later on.
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Morgan: You say "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 a lot of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on “Seashell Radio” sets that are attached to their ears."
It sounds like you are describing the worst of our society, except substitute "Seashell Radio" sets for I-pods or cell phones. How do all those things work to keep people disconnected?
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