A Crime Against Society?

Montag escapes from the city and loses the helicopters and dogs at the river. When he loses them the news coverage keeps on going and acting like their chasing him. That really made me hink why didn't they just tell the audience that Montag escaped?

In Fahrenheit 451, the government has too much control over society and have to have things their way. So I think the government doesn't want enlightened people to go revolt and sort of keep the "readers" in their place. If the government would come out and say that they lost Montag, they would present themselves as inferior and that's what they are afraid of.

Usually you think of events such as 9/11 as crimes against society. Montag's crime was only destroying a mechanical dog and supposively killing Beatty. In today's world people do far worse things than destroying a machine and killing a man. People do things like crash planes into buildings,that is definately not on the same level as murdering one man and a machine. The government just wants to keep people scared to read and intimidate them. Basically they are just getting at Montag because the government thiks reading is a crime against society, but the real crime is not letting people read.


-Kody Heitz

Love

One of the reasons Guy is questioning himself and things is because everyone needs love in their lives. No one talks to him and he feels alone. This is why he is questioning himself, his decisions, his life choices, and his ability to make decisions. If you do not have love and the encouragement of others, you will start questioning yourself. You can see that there are people in the book who do not care for each other. At the end Guy finds a group that cares about him. He is with that group now and has the love he needs to be happy and confident.

Josh Hill

Alcohol

Alcohol solves everything! I can't believe that Montag knew how to throw off the scent of the hound. When we were sitting class I asked someone not to mention names Nathan Knodel, why they drank the alcohol and this person told me they did it because they were probably going to die. Well later in the book in the river scene when Montag put the alcohol on himself, the booze that he took from Fabers house. I knew right then that he was doing it to throw off the hound. It is a quite ingenious idea if you think about it. The hound is a machine and does have flaws because it was made by a human that makes mistakes. So the fact that Montag thought of that was really cool and made me think about how efficient the government actually was because they didn’t read either so the people that do read have an advantage over them. KNOWLEDGE! If the government and firefighters don’t read then they are probably not going to be smart. The people that do read have that edge over them. They could get more people to read by outsmarting them and then soon everyone would realize what a horrible place they live. Then they would revolt. Finally they could have a revolution and change their horrible way of life and government.
By: Austin Stephey

why... Maria Valle

Well what made Montag snap i mean. He was living a normal life and nothing ever went wrong until he met Clarissa. then his whole life changed she actually got him to think. But why? Was it all part of her plan or was she just an odd one out of everyone else. Why didnt beatty tell them where they were going and what house they where burning down he made it a big secret then he makes Montag burn his own house how crazy is that. who would burn their house down and come to find out his so called "wife" reported the booke that was a big stab in the back to Montag. Seriously, that was pathetic she was there she knew they were there but yet she runs. Runs away from everything that happened she let all of his things get burned none of her things now that was just plan out dumb. Then they talk about how grey their government is how boring it is well our school is grey does that mean we are boring...Hmmmm... i seriously dint understand one thing about this book it confuses me to where i want to pull out my hair just because of the fact it has so many things happening at different times. When Montag finally escapes after killing that ding dong of a man called Beatty who just brought Montag to kill him he wouldn't of died i think if he just leave montag alone and stop blabbing on about books. Why would they studie a person everyday just so they can stop things like Montag from happening.. Our society now seems like it's heading in that direction because so much has started already it just a matter of time till we are controled by the government and things like this start to happen and destroy this place we call home. Hmmm... i am so still thinking of the guy who came into class he really got my attention not because he was odd but he made our class end up like world history well government class and everyone was talking about the government and what they do wrong...hmmm... well I'm off to do some more work..
HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND PEACE OUT:)

Achieving One of Many Goals

Montag says earlier in part one, The Hearth and The Salamander of Fahrenheit 451, that he never really thinks on his own and how Faber was going to be doing the thinking for him. In the second part, Burning Bright, I think Montag is really changing and starting to think on his own. When Montag kills Beatty he looses Faber's thoughts because the ear piece burns in Beatty's pocket. This is a huge step for Montag because now he has to try to escape on his own. Over all I think Montag is a brilliant man. I love the river scene. It shows just how intelligent Montag really is. I would have never thought to drench myself with liquor or put on Faber's dirty clothes. If I was in Montag's situation I would have probably given up on escaping and just turn myself in. I envy Montag's perseverance to keep moving even though he has nothing. He lost his wife and home but still pushes on. I also love when he gets out of the river and it says, "He felt as if he had left a stage behind and many actors. He felt as if he had left the great seance and all the murmuring ghosts." It's neat to think he achieved his goal by getting away from everything he hated, his past, and the nothingness of his comunity. Now he can start all over and become the Montag he really wants to be. His goal to escape is now complete.

♪♫ Danielle Slagle ♪♫

The Bible, Fahrenheit 451, and YOU (Gwen Montes)

Ever since Montag saved his Bible, the story has shown a great deal of religious imagery and makes references to scripture. I personally think that the way the scripture that is used and how it relates to the story is genius. We get our first glipse of this when Montag reads the Bible on the subway and is trying very hard to comprehend its meaning. The passage he is reading comes from The book of Matthew, chapter 6, verses 28-34.

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

This passage is especially important because it is quoted during the Montag's transitional period. It is also ironic that Montag should be reading this passage about not worrying about materialistic wants and needs, because at the same time on the subway an advertisement for a product is keeping Montag from absorbing the words that he is trying to read. It's almost like the words are at war with each other.

Another significant bit of biblical imagery is at the end of the book when Montag watches as the city is destroyed. Bradbury uses language and imagery from the Bible to resolve the novel. In the last pages, as Montag and Granger’s group walk upriver to find survivors after the bombing of the city, Montag tries to remember appropriate passages from the Bible. He brings to mind Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season,” and also Revelations 22:2, “And on either side of the river was there a tree of life . . . and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations,” which he decides to save for when they reach the city. The verse from Revelations also speaks of the holy city of God, and the last line of the book, “When we reach the city,” implies a strong symbolic connection between the war in Montag’s world and the Apocalypse of the Bible.

I'm sure that there are more biblical parallels in Fahrenheit 451, however I felt that these were the most important.

(P.S. sorry I didn't sign it ^_^)

what does it mean to truly live?

Throughout the chapters and sections of Fahrenheit 451, a reader may notice the feelingless, the "greyness" of the citizens. The emotionless people in this book are often found in reality. do you ever notice the person who is always on the run? The one who you can never get in contact with? they are most likely a person who hardly has time to sit and relax. The average U.S. citizen has less than one hour to sit down, think, and relax. The people in the book have the same qualities. They don't sit down and think. they only go or waste their time on mindless talk or watching giant televisions or listening to meaningless talk all day, day in and day out.
Sometimes people should take a break form reality. Just sit, relax, and think about your day. I feel that the only way to live your life is actually living. You cant spend your whole life working or on the run because its just not healthy to put all that stress an yourself all the time. Some people do not realize that they have the potential to do amazing things. Go on, learn a new language, go skydiving, travel the world, do whatever pleases you, because the only thing that should matter is happiness, and that is the key to truly living.

-Zach Spear