Fahrenheit 451 Blog 2

Throughout the end of the book, I kept gaining momentum to speed through it to find out what was going to happen next. By the end, I found that I thoroughly enjoyed this book a lot more than I originally thought I would. While the book may not have the happiest of endings, after all the world faces a lot of deaths, I still found the end refreshing because of the rebirth symbolized in it. In Harry Potter, one of my favorite elements was the phoenix rising from the ashes so I enjoyed the phoenix's presence in this novel as well. I believe my favorite part of this novel is when Montag washes himself off in the river. While there are other great moments such as meeting Granger and his group, I still find this part to stand out the most mainly because of the image of the water. At my church we talked about our baptisms and were reminded of the image of water as cleansing. Our pastor gave us the image of a character from The Shawshank Redemption when he finally comes out of the sewer to a rain storm and the water washes away all of the impurities off of him. While my pastor thought this was the best example, I also believe that the river scene in Fahrenheit 451 is just as effective if not more. All in all, I actually loved this book.

Fahrenheit 451 Blog 1

From the start of the book, I started getting angry. I'm not sure if this is the purpose of Bradbury, but nevertheless, I am. Mainly because I love books so the idea of burning them makes me angry. However, after I made it past being angry, I actually started to enjoy the novel. I love the character of Clarisse and was sad to read what happened to her. I loved the conversations they had and her full awarness of her so-called insanity. That one section reminded me of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. I also thoroughly enjoyed Montag's pursuit of the books and knowledge. I hope that the rest of the book keeps me enthralled and not upset by the end.