Summer Reading Project - Blog 2

Fahrenheit 451
By: Ray Bradbury
Pages: 78- End
Prompt:
-What surprises you in this book? Explain why.
-Who do you think is the most important character in the story? Explain why.
-Would you recommend this book to friends? Why or why not?


               Something in this book that surprised me was the fact that the main character, Montag, killed

his captin, Beatty, with a flame thrower. This surprised me because after Montag saw the woman that was burned with her books, it really affected him. I didn't think he would have the heart to kill somebody after seeing that. It also surprised me because I didn't think that he would be that careless to kill him. He knew that the whole city would be looking for him if he did that and he did it anyway. It might have been the right thing to do at the time, but it was done so carelessly.

               I think that the most important character in the story is Clarisse. Clarisse really liked to think. Montag thought that she would think too much. Clarisse liked to watch people and had these little believes. I think that Clarisse really got Montag to think about things and opened his eyes to the actual world. I also think that Clarisse was the reason why Montag started gaining interest in books and why he rebelled against book burning.

               I would recommend this book to other people because it is an overall great book. It has a very interesting diction that can teach you a lot of new words. It also has a challenging plot that can improve comprehension skilles. It personally made me feel grateful that we have the right to read books. It also made me feel a bit safer knowing that we have firemen that put out fires instead of starting them.