Question 1 When first looking at the title and subtitle for Ray Bradbury's book, Fahrenheit 451, as well as the illustration that is depicted on the cover of my hardcopy, I thought that this book would feature higher-than-normal temperatures, fires, and burning as story elements. The title reads like a fancy way of saying four-hundred-fifty-one degrees Fahrenheit, and when combined with the fiery subtitle, which details more specifically that this is “the degree at which paper catches fire and burns,” the pairing alludes to paper-burning being a central component in the novel. I believe that Bradbury chose this title not only to spark the interest and curiosity of the avid reader, but also to give a subtle innuendo that some sort of authoritative
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Here, when he says “a computer is a book and a long-playing record is a book,” I believe him, at least for the record, as he is alluding to the fact that a record can, just like a book, take us on a story that has a well-defined journey from the beginning to the end. This works great for comparing a record, or a movie, or any other type of linear media to the book. However, the computer doesn’t fit in here at it is more of a molding that can be shaped into different books — and that doesn’t have to be the goal necessary. The computer acts more as if it’s a blank, ready-to-fill-be-filled record that has the ability, via recording to it, to become any type of record. There is more than just one book possibility for each …show more content…
Consequently, he begins to see that he is living a quite dull state of being. She functions a bit like a rebel to the societal norms that have become popular in this world that Bradbury presents. Montag, having become intrigued by her keenly observant and consistently probing behavior, wonders exactly why “men like Beatty are afraid of her. [He] can’t understand it. Why should they be so afraid of someone like her?” (Bradbury 64). Clarisse sparks a change in Montage. He becomes fascinated with her and her family’s “talking” as he compares that to the deficiencies he encounters in his own household. Awakened in a sense, Montag can no longer blindly accept authorities grasp and begins his own journey toward becoming a free thinker like
Here, when he says “a computer is a book and a long-playing record is a book,” I believe him, at least for the record, as he is alluding to the fact that a record can, just like a book, take us on a story that has a well-defined journey from the beginning to the end. This works great for comparing a record, or a movie, or any other type of linear media to the book. However, the computer doesn’t fit in here at it is more of a molding that can be shaped into different books — and that doesn’t have to be the goal necessary. The computer acts more as if it’s a blank, ready-to-fill-be-filled record that has the ability, via recording to it, to become any type of record. There is more than just one book possibility for each …show more content…
Consequently, he begins to see that he is living a quite dull state of being. She functions a bit like a rebel to the societal norms that have become popular in this world that Bradbury presents. Montag, having become intrigued by her keenly observant and consistently probing behavior, wonders exactly why “men like Beatty are afraid of her. [He] can’t understand it. Why should they be so afraid of someone like her?” (Bradbury 64). Clarisse sparks a change in Montage. He becomes fascinated with her and her family’s “talking” as he compares that to the deficiencies he encounters in his own household. Awakened in a sense, Montag can no longer blindly accept authorities grasp and begins his own journey toward becoming a free thinker like