When Mrs. Leffler said that the next book we were reading was Fahrenheit 451, I was really excited to read it. I've always heard great things about it, specifically from Mrs. Shoemake, and dystopian novels fascinate me. And the book hasn't let me down! Plus, going into it with a positive attitude has had to help.
When I first began reading, I wasn't sure what was going on. I found it has to imagine what things looked like, especially the TV "family" wall things. That kind of frustrated me. But as I got further into the book, things became clearer.
It's also been hard for me to understand why society would ever come to that: no books, such control, people not knowing real history and facts. I've realized, however, that this reality is a lot closer than I initially thought. Especially in Middle Eastern countries with totalitarian governments, they really are "brainwashed" into believing certain things and having so many liberties controlled.
I LOVE Clarisse. From the first page she was mentioned, I found her as a really neat character In a society where no one questions things, she thinks outside the normal realm of things, but isn't embarrassed to show her odd side. Now, I don't want this to sound creepy, and I know it kind of is because of the age difference, but I want Clarisse and Montag to end up together! They're good for each other; they level each other out. Fahrenheit 451 could easily become a love story, and even attract new readers. I also hope that the news of her being dead is NOT true. I really don't think it is. It's just a distraction to show everyone else what happens when you question.
I'm super excited to finish this book! (I'm not just saying that as an easy way to end my blog, either.) In fact, I may go read right now...
