Another classic: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.
In this dystopian, technology-driven universe, the possession of and reading of books is a crime. If a person is found with books, the texts (as well as their home) is burned.
The title represents the temperature in which books catch fire and burn. Such a high number, in my opinion, represents the quality of books, that something so valuable can only burn at such a high temperature.
Firefighters are not in charge of stopping fires, but starting them (very Series of Unfortunate Events (#VFD)).
Everything is normal, everything is fine, until Guy Montag (narrator) meets an individual that throws themselves into the fire as their books burn. He wonders what could be so wonderful that would make someone want to die with the thing they love.
Guy goes on a journey of self discovery. He falls in love with books, even as he continues to burn them.
I love the edition of "Fahrenheit 451" that comes with a match.
What's your favorite dystopian novel (classic or otherwise)?
#fahrenheit451 #raybradbury #bookburning #theclassics #bookstagram #books #bookphotography #ilovebooks
No comments:
Post a Comment