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Wassup Homie G? I think it’s impossible for the members of this futuristic society to make real relationships in this type of environment. They’re encouraged by their leaders to devote all their time and energy into the technological world around them and that makes it practically impossible to create real relationships with those around them. I think this is the main reason why Guy decides to leave his life in the city. The emptiness and uselessness he feels in his current lifestyle leaves him yearning for something deeper and more real. I don’t think his departure from society really has anything to do with his love for literature or his need for justice. At the end of the day, Guy is hoping that the books will bring meaning to his life. The old professors and intellectuals he meets while running away in the wilderness kind of encourage this idea through the way they idolize literature. This makes sense because their old careers were built around books and teaching and because...

To Whom it May Concern, You’re 100% right, Captain Beatty is a shifty fellow and his vast knowledge of literature and books is suspicious. I seems like he has enough power to break the law and get away with it so I think that Captain Beatty might have a personal library of his own that he is hiding. One of the most interesting things about Beatty is his logical description of how books became illegal in the first place. Beatty tells Guy that the reason books were banned was because people began to get offended by ideas that conflicted with their own so they wanted to get rid of those “offensive” books. This partial censorship lead to total censorship and the outlawing of all literature. I find this particular discussion really interesting because I feel like something similar to this could eventually happen in our world if society continues to prioritize being “politically correct” in all circumstances. Captain Beatty and Milly’s eventual betrayal of Guy isn’t surprising at all bu...

Greetings Brittany, I think you’re right about the conflict between Guy Montag and the society he lives him being the most important conflict in the novel, it seems to be the driving force behind all of Guy’s actions. It appears as if Guy has been uncertain and weary about his lifestyle and the society for a while and it just kept building up until it finally led to his eventual rebellion.   I think the influence of both Clarisse and Milly caused him to finally break away from society. Clarisse was his inspiration and showed him what life is like when it is not lived “normally” and Milly was the reason why he finally felt that life within the society was meaningless. His relationship with both of these characters pushes him over the edge because they instill in him both inspiration and desperation. When Betty comes to visit Guy while he is sick in bed, Mildred discovers a book that Guy had saved from the recent burning. Instead of turning him in to the Captain right then and...

I’ve always wanted to read Fahrenheit 451 so I am more than happy to use this project as an excuse to finally read it.   I’ve heard mixed reviews on Fahrenheit 451, I think it’s one of those books where you either love it or you hate it. Some people get distracted by the futuristic setting and the strange ideas and they completely miss the point because they’re too caught up in the details. I’m really loving the book so far. The book begins with the main character Guy Montag burning a pile of books he confiscated form a nearby home.   In this futuristic society, firemen start fires instead of putting them out and owning or reading books is illegal. Guy’s life as a fireman is anything but fulfilling for him. He doesn’t seem to quite realize why he is so sad at this point but I’m sure the author will elaborate on that later. The moment Guy realizes that he is unhappy with his current lifestyle is during a conversation he has with Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse and her family a...

"O think Antigone; we are women; it is not for us to fight against men" - Ismene pg. 128 In this scene, Ismene is refusing to help her sister Antigone bury Polynices and is telling her all the reasons why she thinks her plan is a bad idea. Ismene obviously fears defying the king's orders and the consequences that come with that but is this decision founded in her fear of the law or her beliefs that women do not have the right to speak up?

The quote I chose is from the scene where Creon decrees to the people that Eteocles deserves a proper, respectful burial and that Polynices will not be allowed a traditional burial because he is a traitor. The Chorus replies by saying: "Creon, son of Menoeceus, You have given your judgement for the friend and for the enemy. As for those that are dead, so for us who remain, Your will is law." I selected this particular quote because it is one we will have to reference often during the trial project. This is where Creon declares that burying Polynices is illegal and this is the first time the audience sees an example of Creon's law directly defying the law of the God's. I'm sure we will discuss this more in the trial but why not get the ball rolling early? Does Antigone have the right to bury her brother? Should she convicted as a criminal even though she was obeying the laws of the God? What should we do as Christians if we were stuck in a similar situation?