Bravery In Fahrenheit 451
Imagine yourself in a world, where there is nothing unique. Society is nothing like what it is right at this moment. In “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag shows a lot of bravery in what he does. Not only does he show bravery, but his wife shows weakness in the story. I think that this is a good novel, because Guy and his wife, Mildred, show certain feelings in the book and it shows that everything isn’t always going to be perfect. Guy shows bravery and courage in the story multiple times. In the book Guy is a fireman. Not the kind of fireman that you and I would think of, but a fireman who actually starts fires and doesn’t put them out. What do they set on fire, you are probably wondering. Well, they set books on fire. Now, okay
I understand that burning books isn’t something that would be considered normal now, but in the society in the story books are banned. They had to burn all books (Bradbury, 34). I think that they did this, because they didn’t want anybody to have their own or different opinions. Shortly in the novel, Guy secretly takes a book from one of the fires, and his boss becomes a bit suspicious. That doesn’t stop him. When he is at home, he reads the bunch of books. This shows that he really does have a lot of bravery in the novel.
While Guy is being brave, his wife is struggling. Not only is his wife struggling, but so is their communication. Not only do they struggle with that, but near the beginning of the story she overdoses on sleeping pills. Trying to proceed in the act of committing suicide (Bradbury, 18). She doesn’t recall a thing after that. She is happy, and it is like nothing ever happened. Yet, Guy is still unhappy with his life.
I enjoyed this book, because it had a lot in it. There are so many different points that you can take into perspective for the story. I think that this story is mostly about a man who isn’t afraid to be brave, and go against what he knows. Guy secretly takes books, but he is then caught with them. He gets in a lot of trouble. If I knew that I could get in that much trouble just for having a book, I wouldn’t have a bunch of them just because I was curious. I would stay away from them, and not take any chances. Not only does he run away from the people who are trying to take the books from him, but he gets lucky too. He is lucky, because where they used to live got bombed and the people from the woods and himself are all that are left (Bradbury, 158).
All in all “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury is a very good book. It shows you a lot within the pages. It shows the bravery that Guy has. It shows that him and his wife’s relationship is unique unlike the society, and it shows that it is a great story. It takes a lot to have as much bravery to do such a thing that Guy did, and I could never have enough courage to do so.
I understand that burning books isn’t something that would be considered normal now, but in the society in the story books are banned. They had to burn all books (Bradbury, 34). I think that they did this, because they didn’t want anybody to have their own or different opinions. Shortly in the novel, Guy secretly takes a book from one of the fires, and his boss becomes a bit suspicious. That doesn’t stop him. When he is at home, he reads the bunch of books. This shows that he really does have a lot of bravery in the novel.
While Guy is being brave, his wife is struggling. Not only is his wife struggling, but so is their communication. Not only do they struggle with that, but near the beginning of the story she overdoses on sleeping pills. Trying to proceed in the act of committing suicide (Bradbury, 18). She doesn’t recall a thing after that. She is happy, and it is like nothing ever happened. Yet, Guy is still unhappy with his life.
I enjoyed this book, because it had a lot in it. There are so many different points that you can take into perspective for the story. I think that this story is mostly about a man who isn’t afraid to be brave, and go against what he knows. Guy secretly takes books, but he is then caught with them. He gets in a lot of trouble. If I knew that I could get in that much trouble just for having a book, I wouldn’t have a bunch of them just because I was curious. I would stay away from them, and not take any chances. Not only does he run away from the people who are trying to take the books from him, but he gets lucky too. He is lucky, because where they used to live got bombed and the people from the woods and himself are all that are left (Bradbury, 158).
All in all “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury is a very good book. It shows you a lot within the pages. It shows the bravery that Guy has. It shows that him and his wife’s relationship is unique unlike the society, and it shows that it is a great story. It takes a lot to have as much bravery to do such a thing that Guy did, and I could never have enough courage to do so.