Fahrenheit 451-So Far

Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury’s prediction of life in the United States in the future. This story is told in Guy Montag’s view, a firefighter living in the futuristic society. So far, I find this book quite enjoyable because of Bradbury’s interesting sense of imagination. Through various descriptions of machines and other new technological advances that almost seem scary, Bradbury is able to keep me captivated. Many of his predictions about the future are shockingly relatable to this generation in terms of being glued to our electronic devices. Through subliminal messaging it almost seems as if the book is actually a forewarning about how different and bad our lives might get if we allow technology to control our lives. I also enjoy reading this book just because the futuristic society is so odd and easily manipulated. It is sad to see that the characters don’t even need one another to live what they think are happy lives because they solely rely on technology. The way that the characters mix reality and fantasy is almost repulsive, but their ignorance adds to my enjoyment of the book.  

Although the idea of the book is intriguing, I find the way it is written to be quite confusing. Bradbury doesn't allot time to fully describe the fascinating technology, and instead talks about it as if it was a part of our everyday life and was no big deal. But other times when we are given a full description of an interesting object or occurrence, we are distracted from the actual plot. Even though there are these minor faults in detailing, the overall book so far is very good.

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