Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Question 6- Fahrenheit 451

*Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable? Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
One of the most disturbing scenes was when the woman burned in her house with her books. IThis scene also made me wonder how the firemen weren't greatly affected by this. I thought once again about the meaning of a fire-fighter of fireman. We know the definition of firemen to be men or people who fight/extinguish fires, yet in Fahrenheit 451, they actually made fires. This scene is meaningful to me because I had a very vivid picture of it and I can't believe that she didn't show any sign of fear or nervousness. Another disturbing scene was when Mildrid tried to commit suicide. This scence is meaningful to me because I learned that special machines known as "handymen" have been invented to treat drug overdoses because drug abuse and suicide attempts are so common.

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