Author's Note: This is a response to Fahrenheit 451, our assigned book for Language Arts Class. I found the quote so far that I've found most meaningful and am going to explain it's significance.
"Millie, does --" He licked his lips. "Does your 'family' love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul, Millie?"
In Fahrenheit 451, the government has taken books away for one main reason, books make people feel things; they make people feel emotion. If people feel emotion, then maybe they'll disagree and rebel against the government, and even disagree with each other. The government doesn't want to take any chances, so their solution is to get rid of everything that provokes emotion. At this point in the book, after reading his stolen books for almost the entire day, Montag is beginning to realize what love is, and that he doesn't feel it. In these books, he's reading about people with emotion, with feelings, and with opinions. He's realized that the government and even his boss are trying to deprive people of their emotions. I think this may be the climax in the story, because Montag may start trying to change the government, instead of living with regret.
I think that's true, and the government is very deceptive with the people. Good explaining, and good choice of a quote too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything in this...except for the last line. The whole point is that the citizens of this dystopian society DON'T have regret because they don't know of anything better. Montag did not have regret, until he started thinking for himself--which developed throughout the beginning of the story.
ReplyDeleteOh, okay. I get the double-meaning of your last line. But the way you stated had me a little-no- a lot confused. You meant from NOW ONNNNN he'll be living with regret... So technically, that is right, but if you were to say what I was referring to, then it would have be wrong. :P
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