* Are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?
-The book ‘Fahrenheit’ seems to be telling a story of long future, but I think that we are already in the exposition of the future. The high technology of electrical devices, such as computers, cell phones, and mp3s are used in daily life.
We daily use computers at school. Most teachers teach students by showing them power points or by projectors. Students type reports or mails, and also research about a topic through Internet, etc. A good example to show the use of computer at school would be ‘edline’, that students AND teachers both use for many good reasons. Cell phones are also one of the very important electrical devices. People use cell phones to contact others, send messages, play games, or take pictures.
Most people listen to radio, send messages through cell phones or watch television in their leisure time. Many people do not think ‘reading’ as a pleasure anymore; ‘thinking’ itself is stress to teenagers. I think that each characters in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ represents people in this world. Milred, Montag’s wife who acts like a robot without any knowledge represents us, who have no thoughts and no emotions. Also, many people these days even suicide without thinking seriously like Mildred. I personally think that people who suicide or try to suicide are loosers. There always are ways to solve problems, and if they think 'suicide' is the only way to get rid of the problem, they are WRONG. There are plenty other ways to solve problems. The other important character, Clarisse, who cares about nature and has many thoughts, represents teachers and our parents. Beatty, the antagonist represents the society. Our parents and teachers are trying to convince us that books are valuable than electrical devices against the society. Today’s fight between humans and technology is definitely related to the novel.
Luckily, there are no firemen who are burning books yet, but if this situation continues and people are forgetting about books, the story of ‘Fahrenheit’ might become a true story sooner or later. I think that Bradbury is trying to warn us people loose their knowledge.
-The book ‘Fahrenheit’ seems to be telling a story of long future, but I think that we are already in the exposition of the future. The high technology of electrical devices, such as computers, cell phones, and mp3s are used in daily life.
We daily use computers at school. Most teachers teach students by showing them power points or by projectors. Students type reports or mails, and also research about a topic through Internet, etc. A good example to show the use of computer at school would be ‘edline’, that students AND teachers both use for many good reasons. Cell phones are also one of the very important electrical devices. People use cell phones to contact others, send messages, play games, or take pictures.
Most people listen to radio, send messages through cell phones or watch television in their leisure time. Many people do not think ‘reading’ as a pleasure anymore; ‘thinking’ itself is stress to teenagers. I think that each characters in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ represents people in this world. Milred, Montag’s wife who acts like a robot without any knowledge represents us, who have no thoughts and no emotions. Also, many people these days even suicide without thinking seriously like Mildred. I personally think that people who suicide or try to suicide are loosers. There always are ways to solve problems, and if they think 'suicide' is the only way to get rid of the problem, they are WRONG. There are plenty other ways to solve problems. The other important character, Clarisse, who cares about nature and has many thoughts, represents teachers and our parents. Beatty, the antagonist represents the society. Our parents and teachers are trying to convince us that books are valuable than electrical devices against the society. Today’s fight between humans and technology is definitely related to the novel.
Luckily, there are no firemen who are burning books yet, but if this situation continues and people are forgetting about books, the story of ‘Fahrenheit’ might become a true story sooner or later. I think that Bradbury is trying to warn us people loose their knowledge.
2 comments:
Yes, it's true.
We are already exposed to the "near future" by applying developed technology into our daily lives. For past decades, humans have made a dramatic improvement in everything. Now, it seems impossible for us to imagine our lives without electrical devices because we are greatly dependable on them. We are using internets instead of printed version of references, and almost never go to library when we are writing research papers. Yes, our parents and teachers try to emphasize the importance of written copies, but us teenagers don't really feel it by heart. I am afraid, as you have mentioned, that in the future, firefighters would have to burn books as it was in the novel. I hope no such thing would happen in the reality. Whoo~ I should really respect books from now on :)
Yes we do need to be careful to question the motives of others and think for ourselves. Mrs.Mc.
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