Farenheit 451

Juicybearfut · 02-13-2005, 01:36 AM

hey we were reading this book for english class and i was wondering if anyone else had read it/what they thought about it

***Earniel*** · 02-13-2005, 04:03 PM

I've read it and was very impressed afterwards. I'm usually not one for these bleak possible-future books but Farenheit struck me as different and well worth the read (and the reread).

**Nurvingiel** · 02-13-2005, 07:54 PM

I read that for English too - it was awesome! 451 degerees Ferenheit is the temperature at which paper combusts, that's why the title. (Random factoid for those Celcius-inclined folks.)

***Khamûl*** · 02-13-2005, 09:18 PM

I enjoyed it. Another interesting factoid is the fact that Faber is the name of a pencil company.

brownjenkins · 02-14-2005, 12:55 AM

excellent book!

there's a movie of it too... 1970s ish

of course, you must read the book first

inked · 02-14-2005, 10:27 AM

The whole subtext is the danger of ideas. Really a wonderful piece of social analysis. And it should be read in the continuum of Animal Farm and 1984, in my opinion. The book is really dangerous....

Juicybearfut · 02-14-2005, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by inked

And it should be read in the continuum of Animal Farm and 1984, in my opinion.

haha we read 1984 this year and animal farm two years ago

brownjenkins · 02-14-2005, 04:27 PM

there's a few good movies for those too

mithrand1r · 02-14-2005, 07:30 PM

I found 451°F to be an enjoyable read. I liked it better than 1984, since I considered 451°F to be more hopeful than 1984, IMO.

If you are interested in some info about the movie Fahrenheit 451.

I do recommend that you read the book first. You may want to finish your class before you see the movie, to minimize the possibility of confusing movie facts with book facts. Although I know that is very rare and has not happened with other books turned into movies.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 02-14-2005, 07:30 PM

i haven't read farenheit, or 1984, but i love animal farm, and the cartoon film is brilliant too

**Nurvingiel** · 02-17-2005, 09:30 AM

Apprarently Ray Bradbury (author) was mad that Michael Moore called his movie Farenheit 9/11. But that just made me want to read Bradbury's book again.

Snowdog · 02-17-2005, 11:27 AM

I read it many years ago and thought it interesting. A whole new concept to the term 'firemen'.

Juicybearfut · 02-17-2005, 06:43 PM

we had to write an in-class essay on whether we thought it was an "effective piece of literature" (one of the questions we overdue because its on hte capt, which we have to pass to graduate)

i wrote it was, because it made us think about the book and society today. How with the patriot act we loose our privacy and soon we may be subject to have officials enter our house without warrents like the fireman can and how with teh FCC being so strict about TV and what it can/can't show, the government is censoring more and more each year and how soon this could spread to books. and how the world that is shown in farenheit 451 is simply the extrememe of what we are starting today.....

not bad considering we only get 15 minutes to write them and it cant be more than a page long

Adonai Dragonwagon · 04-23-2005, 03:03 AM

I've read Fahrenheit 451 three times, twice on my own and once for an english class, and each time I discover something new. Ray Bradbury is a wonderful author; I love everything I've ever read by him. The idea that people restrict their own information is a wonderful concept; so much of the time you hear about how the government censors things and whatnot, but people don't often recognize how much they censor themselves.
Another reason why Fahrenheit 451 is such a compelling novel is that no one ever claims to be right. Faber never claims that he is right, nor does Guy, or Beatty or anyone else.
Faber actually says that if there was no war, he would be all for people having fun. Who is to say that knowledge is integral to life? Bradbury's point is that maybe the purpose of life is to be happy.
The men with books in their heads don't try to convince anyone, to force their views on the general populace; that would be akin to what they are trying to fight. They are content to wait until the world needs them again.

Snowdog · 02-28-2006, 10:51 AM

I had to name Montag as one of my Top Ten Characters!

02-13-2005, 01:36 AM	#1
Juicybearfut Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: yay im lost Posts: 21	Farenheit 451 hey we were reading this book for english class and i was wondering if anyone else had read it/what they thought about it

02-13-2005, 04:03 PM	#2
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I've read it and was very impressed afterwards. I'm usually not one for these bleak possible-future books but Farenheit struck me as different and well worth the read (and the reread). __________________ We are not things.

02-13-2005, 09:18 PM	#4
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	I enjoyed it. Another interesting factoid is the fact that Faber is the name of a pencil company. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

02-14-2005, 12:55 AM	#5
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	excellent book! there's a movie of it too... 1970s ish of course, you must read the book first __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

02-14-2005, 10:27 AM	#6
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	The whole subtext is the danger of ideas. Really a wonderful piece of social analysis. And it should be read in the continuum of Animal Farm and 1984, in my opinion. The book is really dangerous.... __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

02-14-2005, 04:27 PM	#8
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	there's a few good movies for those too __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

02-14-2005, 07:30 PM	#9
mithrand1r Cyber Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Left of Rock, Right of Hard Place Posts: 986	Fahrenheit 451 I found 451°F to be an enjoyable read. I liked it better than 1984, since I considered 451°F to be more hopeful than 1984, IMO. If you are interested in some info about the movie Fahrenheit 451. I do recommend that you read the book first. You may want to finish your class before you see the movie, to minimize the possibility of confusing movie facts with book facts. Although I know that is very rare and has not happened with other books turned into movies. __________________ Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) Last edited by mithrand1r : 02-14-2005 at 07:32 PM.

02-14-2005, 07:30 PM	#10
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	i haven't read farenheit, or 1984, but i love animal farm, and the cartoon film is brilliant too

02-17-2005, 11:27 AM	#12
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	I read it many years ago and thought it interesting. A whole new concept to the term 'firemen'. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

02-17-2005, 06:43 PM	#13
Juicybearfut Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: yay im lost Posts: 21	we had to write an in-class essay on whether we thought it was an "effective piece of literature" (one of the questions we overdue because its on hte capt, which we have to pass to graduate) i wrote it was, because it made us think about the book and society today. How with the patriot act we loose our privacy and soon we may be subject to have officials enter our house without warrents like the fireman can and how with teh FCC being so strict about TV and what it can/can't show, the government is censoring more and more each year and how soon this could spread to books. and how the world that is shown in farenheit 451 is simply the extrememe of what we are starting today..... not bad considering we only get 15 minutes to write them and it cant be more than a page long

04-23-2005, 03:03 AM	#14
Adonai Dragonwagon Hobbit Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: If you ever want to find me, look in the clouds. I'll probably be there. Posts: 28	I've read Fahrenheit 451 three times, twice on my own and once for an english class, and each time I discover something new. Ray Bradbury is a wonderful author; I love everything I've ever read by him. The idea that people restrict their own information is a wonderful concept; so much of the time you hear about how the government censors things and whatnot, but people don't often recognize how much they censor themselves. Another reason why Fahrenheit 451 is such a compelling novel is that no one ever claims to be right. Faber never claims that he is right, nor does Guy, or Beatty or anyone else. Faber actually says that if there was no war, he would be all for people having fun. Who is to say that knowledge is integral to life? Bradbury's point is that maybe the purpose of life is to be happy. The men with books in their heads don't try to convince anyone, to force their views on the general populace; that would be akin to what they are trying to fight. They are content to wait until the world needs them again. __________________ "The world is held together with sheets of paper!" -A very wise person. Me! Although I'm not really wise. Too bad.

02-28-2006, 10:51 AM	#15
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	I had to name Montag as one of my Top Ten Characters! __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

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