Monday, November 09, 2015

Book I would become

On pages 144-146 in Fahrenheit 451, Granger told that they have each become a certain book by memorizing severals books in order to preserve it. If I were Montag, I would remember Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol. Alice in Wonderland seems to be a dreamland fairy tale for children, however, if you look closer, you will notice that the story translated into much more than children’s fairytale. One of the lesson in Alice in Wonderland is being specific about what you want to achieve, in alice conversation with the Cheshire Cat, I learn the importance of goals.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

If the characters in Fahrenheit 451 could realize this, they might not burn the books without conciseness. Were all the fire fighter want to burn the books? Was book burning what they want to reach? I think Montag had realized this since he chatted with Clarisse, “why are we burning the books?” “what are those books talking about?” “Does book burning make my life better?” I think these might be the questions that Montag had thought about.  Montag wanted books be kept. Though in the end of Fahrenheit 451 he did not really spread the information he had learned to others, at least he knew that he wanted to keep the book, the information and the lesson during g his escaping. The majority in the story did not know why they were burning the books, they destroyed the books without thinking. If they  ever thought about the reason, the person who want to rebel would only be Montag.

1 comment:

  1. I like the book you chose! And i think I would choose Alice In the Wonderland too if I could choose more books. This book certainly left a big influence on people because I bet no one doesn't know this story. I think you can add more on why is this book important. Overall it's good!

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