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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 books do have the change to people and
opinions but I don’t think they should give books this much power. The books aren’t
going to give Guy’s life meaning, he needs to do that for himself. So, when Guy
and the professors suggest that they should bring books back to help the people
after the city is destroyed in the war, I don’t think that will be the final
solution. Yes, books are an important part of society and allow people to express
their ideas but are they really all the society needs? I think that this
futuristic society is going to need a lot more than just books to rebuild itself
after the war. What do you think? I really enjoyed this book, it helped me to
view books differently and to not take the freedoms I have for granted. Hope you
liked it too my home skillet, peace out to all the playas in the club.
Good focus on the implications of character relationships and development through the story. Interesting note--when Bradbury rewrote this book as a play, he actually did give Beatty a hidden personal library (which Beatty doesn't actually read, because it's only illegal if you read the books--he removes their power by owning them but ignoring them). On the are books all they need question, Faber defines what Montag really seeks as not the books themselves but the "texture" of information and depth of thought that books invite. I wonder what you two thought of the fact that Beatty almost asks Montag to kill him? With your keen character insight, I think you might have some thoughts there. In these entries, please remember to focus on analysis over plot (because you've both read the plot) and to analyze at least one quotation per entry. Thanks! Grade on Portals. (P.S. It's easier for me to read your back-and-forth if all entries are posted on one person's blog, but this way was ok.)
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