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As Montag and the firemen arrive at a house, they are surprised to find a woman who refuses to leave. Mrs. Blake says something mysterious when they enter her home: "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out" (Bradbury 33). Beatty later reveals he understands the allusion, which makes me think I should look it up to understand.
— Oct 30, 2022 05:57PM
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I don't know how many times I have re-read this book. But every time, it gets me. This time, Neil Gaiman's intro got me. In his discussion of 451 as a work of speculative fiction, Gaiman considers the "what ifs" of Bradbury's day: " 'If [the rise of TV continues], . . . nobody will read books anymore," and Fahrenheit 451 began (Bradbury xiii). I love the idea of this book starting a man's cautionary curiosity.
— Oct 25, 2022 07:36PM
