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Sep 2012 - Fahrenheit 451: Part I - The Hearth and the Salamander (Contains Spoilers)
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Aug 25, 2012 07:09PM
This thread is for the discussion of the first part titled The Hearth and the Salamander. Please mark spoilers.
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This first part I was like hmmmm, ok, what is going on? What is Bradbury trying to put together for us to get out of this book.I liked Clarisse. She seemed to be with it. I felt sorry for Mildred and was left wondering why she was so miserable.
Montag was all sorts of places trying to figure himself out and how he was supposed to fit in with this dystopian life.
Agreed. I was also surprised that Montag had already been rebellious before the start of the novel (by hoarding books). I'm used to my characters in dystopian novels being completely taken with the culture then slowly coming to a realization (like in 1984).
Kara wrote: "Agreed. I was also surprised that Montag had already been rebellious before the start of the novel (by hoarding books). I'm used to my characters in dystopian novels being completely taken with the..."Interesting point, Kara! I never thought of that.
Me too, Kara. I really wasn't expecting that. I like this book so far. It kept me interested without telling me too much about anything. I also like the refreshing writing style which I guess was just normal for the time it was written.
I'm not quite done with the whole section, but I think the old woman definitely symbolizes a lot, like the dying older generation and how those who remember the "good ol' days" are the ones that rebel usually.
I was completely taken a back when his hoard was revealed. I was expecting the typical set up that Kara spoke about earlier. I'm still trying to figure out how the society is set up. The government doesn't seem completely authoritarian, but at the same time, people do what they are told without realizing it. It seems like they have limited freedoms but everything is planted by the government. Mildred's life reminded me of the theme song of Weeds.
