Farenheit 451 Critique

                A solid piece of literature. Ray Bradbury is someone who is in tune with the world, and knows how to weave a story that may scare the public into changing their ways. Although the topic of choice is not entirely tearjerking, it is a solid structure that could be used for anything. If you were to write a book about what would happen if we stopped producing milk, you could easily use many elements in the book. It is simply a novel trying to get a point across. It’s not fancy, it’s straight to the point. There are no moments when the author is not adding to his point. In other words, it’s not a novel you sit down and read to enjoy, it’s a novel you sit down and read to absorb. Some aspects make you think about the world, and some make you want to change it. You don’t just think about books, you think about other things that could happen in the future. Things that don’t need to happen, and things that do. Whatever it does, it gets the point across, and I would recommend it to most people. It’s a short read that makes you think.

Farenheit 451 Theme

                The central theme of this novel would probably be something like guilt. So many elements establish a feeling of guilt that it’s almost a guilty feeling to be reading the book. The whole plot is saying how books are useless and how stupid people would be to read them. Montag is constantly guilty. He is guilty from the very beginning of the story, almost instantly wondering what more there is to life, and what books consist of. Throughout the book, his guilt just inclines towards a breaking point, forcing him to take rash actions that are somewhat rediculous and will obviously result in some kind of consequence. Of course Montag doesn’t let his guilt deter him from his ultimate goal: to change the world and prove what’s wrong.  Ray Bradbury uses strong imagery to trap the feelings of guilt. As the reader goes into Montag’s brain, we see all the turmoil there, making us really feel what he is feeling. At some points in the book, the feeling is so well represented that I almost feel bad for Montag. I would wonder what I would do if I lived in this time, and if I would conform to the new ways, or would I be thinking like Montag; using strong words and feelings to express a deeper thought of rightfulness. Not only does the author use imagery, he uses the scariness of realism. Something like this could eventually be upon us if we’re not careful. I’m not saying it would be this extreme, but books are already banned in the U.S., so what is next? I think that is what Ray wanted this book to say; that we should be afraid and watch out for something like this in the future.

Farenheit 451 Summary

So, to begin with, the book starts out with a summary of what these new age firemen do. In this century, the firemen actually create fires, which ultimately makes no sense. The main character, Guy Montag, is a fireman. At first he is happy with his job, which consists of hunting down people who have books hidden in their houses, and burning them down. His wife, Mildred, is one of those oblivious, conforms-to-the-times type, so she is semi conflicting when Montag begins to see that maybe killing people and burning books is a little bit messed up. Captain Beatty is Montag’s boss at the fire station. He’s one of those creepy boss types who gives puzzling information. One day, Montag steals a book after killing some old lady, and Beatty is all weird and creepy about it, saying that Montag can keep the book for 24 hours before being “destroyed.” Of course a series of high speed chases ensues, and maybe the concept of burning books is slightly wrong.

Born 2 Race Movie Review

So the other day I rented this movie called Born to Race. It had a Subie on the cover, so I thought to myself, "Wow, this is probably the best movie ever." Turns out, it is. It's about this quiet, 17 year old boy who gets in trouble. He's sent to live with his rough, mechanic dad, naturally, and they hate each other. Somehow, this 17 year old kid has this 1100 horsepower WRX, which is completely unrealistic. Not the power of the car, just the fact that he's "17." The only Subaru that has that much power was built by ESX motorsports. Anyways, this kid goes around acting semi badass, and ends up quarreling with some faggot with a completely retarded Mustang. Of course they race and blah blah blah. Overall, it was a solid story line, with some far reaching aspects. Not really recommended unless you're a Subaru obsessed freak like me.

Farenheit 451

So far, this book is okay. It's not really super exciting, but it gets the job done. The whole point is coming across as "books are the foundation of life" sort of thing. I guess it's somewhat true. Without books, the human race would most likely fall apart and become androids. Considering I've only read half of it so far, I can't really say much as far as what I think overall, but I feel like it's going to be one of those books that gets somewhat exciting for a couple pages and then suddenly ends, judging on the size of the thing. Typically, I would read a much longer book, but I just wanted to get the reading over with faster in this case. So as far as the plot line goes so far, a man named Guy Montag and his wife are living in a simple and eerie sort of house. Montag is a new age fireman, who's life revolves around his job and his boss. He is just now figuring out that maybe books shouldn't be burned. Huh, really?

Subaru Replaces Honda at the Top

In the new 2012 Consumer Reports, Subaru has taken the title as top carmaker overall. After honda has had the title for 4 years in a row now, this is pretty awesome...not that I have anything against Hondas. I'd gladly have a Honda as well, or any import for that matter. Of course, domestic cars are in the last 3 places, with Chrysler falling dead last, GM one step ahead of them, and Ford ahead of GM. It just makes me laugh when people buy domestic cars. They are literally pieces of shit. They are cheaper, but it's still not worth it. Anyways, I'm just happy to see Subaru where they should be; with an affordable line up of cars, all coming standard with one of the best AWD systems in the world.