Fire!!

By Sarah P.

   

Fahrenheit 451 is set in the 24th century and it introduces a new world in which control of the masses by the media, overpopulation, and censorship has taken over the general population. The fireman is now seen as a flamethrower, a destroyer of books rather than an insurance against fire. Books are considered evil because they make people question and think.

The story begins with an inciting incident in which Montag meets Clarisse McClellan. Montag is walking home from work one day when the young Clarisse approaches him and introduces herself. Upon entering his home, however, her image is quickly erased. As he's walking home he cannot seem to get Clarisse out of his mind. Montag enters his bedroom to find an empty bottle of sleeping pills lying on the floor next to his bed. He discovers that his wife Millie has overdosed on the pills. He calls the emergency squad, and the strangers come with their machine to save his wife. The next morning, Montag attempts to discuss what happened the night before, but his wife is uninterested in any type of discussion. As the men continue in their journey, Montag and Granger watch as bombs fall upon the city and destroy everything in their path. The final war has begun. Although the men are escaping the city, they decide, without discussion, to return to the city with Montag in the lead.

I suggest everyone to read this book, there's no parts that are super graphic so I believe if you have an interest in this topic then to definitely read it.