Fahrenheit 451
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The Mechanical Hound
Ralph James
Jan 27, 2015 10:44AM
I'm currently re-reading this book for a CP English class, and I'd love to "read deeper" into it, in a way. I'm curious as to what you all think about this Mechanical Hound.
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Jan 28, 2015 05:58PM
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You know how Nietzsche said: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"? Well, forget it; the hound will kill you.
OK, well, you've got me wondering if, in this age of drones and robots, whether Bradbury would have even conceptualized a "Mechanical Hound", type thing nowadays, or something more ummmm... I dunno, "Trendy"?
It was supposed to be a modernized version of the firestation dog (yeah, they used to have them, to sniff out people in burning buildings... maybe still do, but I doubt it - the famous Dalmations?) but with its purpose inverted from saving to killing, just as the fire departments burned instead of extinguishing... but it's sort of too "Cute" in a way, by modern standards at least...
I'd like to have one, though. I'd larn it to smell Obama-voters and sic it on their asses, but good.
It was supposed to be a modernized version of the firestation dog (yeah, they used to have them, to sniff out people in burning buildings... maybe still do, but I doubt it - the famous Dalmations?) but with its purpose inverted from saving to killing, just as the fire departments burned instead of extinguishing... but it's sort of too "Cute" in a way, by modern standards at least...
I'd like to have one, though. I'd larn it to smell Obama-voters and sic it on their asses, but good.
It represents the grasp that the government has on the people. Oppression through fear expressed in the most literal way.
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