The Good Guy

On October 8, 1871 a fire broke out that caused much misfortune and destruction to the city of Chicago. While the true cause of the fire is unknown, there are things that are well documented such as some reasons why the fire got so big so quickly, the effects the fire had, and the aftermath of the fire. The Great Chicago Fire was a large fire that burned out of control because many mistakes were made that lead to horrible consequences that would bring many changes to the society. One of the…

"Mice are my heroes because, like children, mice are little and have to learn to be courageous and use their wits." --Brian Jacques. Redwall, a stunning and rich book written by Brian Jacques, is pure bliss when reading. Although Redwall is a fantasy book, it portrays a rather medieval age feeling; and Brian Jacques is able to instantly set this with his archaic vocabulary. The main characters of this book include: Abbot Mortimer, Asmodeus Poisonteeth, Basil Stag Hare, Cluny the Scourge and…

Government Censorship Limiting Free Thought Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut both portray futures in which the government has implemented heavy censorship. They censor everything that the people see, limiting their ability to think. The government is trying to keep people from thinking about what is happening around them and keep them from asking questions. The Pedestrian, Harrison Bergeron, and Fahrenheit 451 all present futures in which a the government has attempted to create a utopian society…

the main characters in the two books the reader is thrown into this dystopian setting in which the government has more control than it needs. The theme of obey or die is throughout the two books and this is what the main characters rebel against. Guy Montag was a man who was given a job as a fireman to burn books and was taught to not question it. Similar to how Winston Smith was taught…

“The Veldt” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury on September 23, 1950. Bradbury, known for his science fiction genre, wrote many novels including: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine and more. The common theme of his novels is that humans can be manipulated by technology. “The Veldt” is about a family that has a very technologically advanced home that performs every task for them. The children eventually get revenge on their parents with their own technology – the nursery…

Montag Handling Situations In a world where books unexist, society struggles for individuality. Main character, Montag decides to take matters into his own hands by going through a series of dramatic events in hopes of improving the government and society ways. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury uses the motif of hands to reveal that one's subconscious thoughts sometimes consume people, impacting decisions in both positive and negative ways. Montag’s hands played a big role…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an iconic story, as it deals with many ideas that people face at some point during our lives. The main theme of the novel is that society tends to conflict with the natural being of people. Society shapes the identities of people and strips us from our natural right to act kind and moral to people around us. Throughout Huckleberry Finn’s story we witness how society raises people [of Huck’s world] in strict and conservative ways, which leads to people…

Evidence to prove that Call of the Wild’s protagonist, Buck, is a dog and the point of view is limited third person can be found throughout the book, especially in chapter one, like page one, “Buck did not read the newspapers….” which is a good hint that it will be about Buck’s thoughts. Unlike Call of the Wild, To Build a Fire is set in the point of view of a human and a dog as third person omniscient where you can have both characters thoughts. On page six, paragraph five, a glimpse of…

Have you ever had a near death experience before? In “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets”, Tom Benecke is working while his wife was out,when his most important paper flies out his office window and he has to retrieve it. He climbs out the window and looks down at the streets eleven stories below him. Tom manages to retrieve his paper and make it back to his window, only to find out that it is shut. Then, he thinks about what he values in life, which gives him enough adrenaline to punch through…

What if books were illegal to the point where people would be arrested for having them? In Fahrenheit 451, the firemen burned books because they believed they weren't good to have which made them illegal. The firemen are different in the book then they are in real life today, they were the ones who burned the books. Once caught, like Montag, they would arrest the person unless they ran away. Since Montag was caught, he ran which made the government pretend his death. If that were life today, it…