-----So far from what I have read of the beginning I think Fahrenheit 451 is going to be about a community where the firemen have no idea that they are supposed to put out fires. Montag thinks that firemen are supposed to burn books and from his discussion with his new neighbor he hasn't read any of the books he is burning either. I think they may live in a society where it is similar to the book The Giver, where the people are told things that may not be true for some reason or another. Maybe it is because the person who is the head of the community has pretty much brain washed everyone into thinking that the material in the books is in some way evil.
-----I also predict that because of Montag's new neighbor he may start to question why he bruns books and he may pick one up and actually read them. This can lead to a change in all of the firemen or even the people in the community as a whole.
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Nicole: You mention that the book will be about a community were firemen have no idea that they are supposed to burn books. Try to think a bit broader about the novel. What kind of society is it that believes books are bad? Why might the government want to "brain wash" people into thinking this?
I'll be interested to read your ideas as you continue through the book. Keep reading.
An interesting comparison...in the reference to The Giver , you've stated that people are "told things that may not be true for some reason or another". However, I think that in Fahrenheit, it's not that people aren't told important facts, but rather that such facts are twisted in a pro-governmental or pro-totalitarian spin so as to create a positive side to a story that does not exist, rather than hiding specific facts...
Just a concept.
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