Thursday, May 31, 2007

Books are for drama

As I read on and get to the third part of the book, I am surprised to find out that Farenheit 451 can get even more dramatic. The firemen get a call to a home that has been scapegoated for having books. All the whille Beatty is giving Montag this big speech about life, and surviving, and what not. But when they arrive at the home of the criminal, Montag realizes that the home is his own. The first thought that he gets is about Millie, "Millie's in there, where's Millie?" But Millie proceeds to run out the door with a suitcase packed. It seems that she already has an idea about what is going on. Montag then puts together the idea, and dreadful truth, that Mildred has ratted him out. Her own husband, all the emotion that goes into a relationship, nontheless into a marraige, right out the window. With no goodbye or anything, and I am disgusted. The lack of emotion in this book is startling and disturbing, and I don't believe I can read anymore today.

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