Book Review

                In the future, people no longer have personal connections, enjoy nature, and most importantly they do not read books. It just so happens that if you owned or even read a book you would get in trouble because it was severely against the law. In the future people drive fast, and don’t take the time to think and admire things. They watch a lot of TV. and their lives revolve around technology which is the only way people gain sensation and or feelings. A Fireman named Guy Montag wasn’t exactly your typical fireman that we know today, in which he burned down homes versus saving them. Soon he meets this odd girl named Clarisse McClellan. She likes to talk to people, go outside, and wasn’t fond of technology which was considered weird.  Clarisse was a thinker, which is considered almost dangerous in this society. She in a way awakens Montag; he starts to realize that he wasn’t satisfied with his life as well as the world around him.

I really enjoyed this book first off because of the Ray Bradbury’s writing style. I loved his illusions and the imagery used in the text to really paint the perfect picture for the reader. Another valuable thing that the book provided to the reader is that books should be valued, it’s a back handed kind of way of saying that no one should be able to claim on your desires, and censor how you feel and function.  I believe it's a great warning about how many times people in power will attempt to control the information that the people they rule see and hear by censoring, in order to keep those people under the thumb of the ruling elite. While on the other hand that books are to be read, and discussed and cherished, not burned! I believe that people should read it because there is a deeper meaning, when you read, whatever it may be, you should look between the lines, past the initial story, and see what you can find. I enjoyed this book so much and I feel that that others should read it because it challenges you to make your own, thoughts and decisions as you go through life, without the influence of others! It raises questions about censorship in our modern society as well. I have to admit that is was a hard read, but I appreciated the debate and points it raised, and I am sure you will too.

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