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Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag is a fireman; however his job is to, ironically, burn rather than putting fire out. The novel is set in an era where possessing books was an illicit act, therefore book burning was practiced. The banning of books was actually created by the people, because they decided to stop reading. In fact, the people of this era enjoyed being independent and were aloof from the society and each other. In the novel, Montag encounters a teenager girl, Clarisse McClellan, who alters how he visions life. After meeting her, he goes through a series of unfortunate events, including the death of Clarisse. With the dissatisfaction with his life along with curiousity, he decides to read the books he stole occasionally from book burnings. There were much ramification to what he commenced. Captain Beatty, Mongtag's captain, realizes what Montag was facing and gives him multiple warnings. Montag's wife, Mildred, overwhelmed with the situation doesn't even consider helping her husband. Montag then remembers Faber, a professor he met in the past, who could help him clarify what he wants from life and also a way to save it since he was being hunted down by the goverenment. Fortunately, he manages to escape the madness of hunt and finds fellow conspirators. Together, they dream to build a society where they can pass on their knowledge.
At first, this book was perplexing because of the confusing internal conflicts of Montag. However as I read more of the book, the image of who Montag was became clearer, which made it easier for me to understand his bewildering thoughts. Overall I enjoyed this book because it showed emotionally development within a person. It was interesting to see how Montag grew and how he was committed to do what he truly believed in, no matter the consequences and pressure. Montag was pressured by Captain Beatty, the government, and his wife, but he didn't give up what he wanted to pursue, which was finding his definition of happiness and to save the books. This novel also made me realize how important and significant knowledge is. I don't think we will ever be able to realize its utmost importance because we are never going to lose it. But if we ever lose knowledge, we will be able to understand how knowledge keeps us sane and non-ignorant. I realized this by how the characters who were not exposed to books or knowledge reacted to some situations that occurred in the novel. They dealt with the problems with partial idiocy, which made them look utterly ignorant to me. Therefore, this novel definitely changed my view on the gravity of knowledge. I would recommend this book to anybody, but especially to the people who enjoy fiction and novels about perseverance. It's because the moral I got out of this novel was mostly about pursuing with persistence. This book was intriguing and I hope that others will enjoy it as much as I did.
Clara Ki
