Burning Bright

My second favorite chapter of the book. It's pretty much where the dam bursts free. Any and all emotion bottled up through out the book is released by Guy. This chapter has a lot of different things going on. The war is finally coming to a start(and at the same time an end), Guy commits murder, Milly leaves him, and Guy is on the run almost the whole chapter. The most significant thing in my opinion is at the end when Guy meets the other run a ways. I think he finally understands what Faber told him in the previous chapter. This group of men are in a sense books. They each memorized a couple of books word for word. It's really interesting because if you think about it the only true way to get rid of free thought is not to get rid of the books themselves, but the people who write and read the books. I do find it a bit contradicting when the leader of the group says that the government doesn't worry about the run a ways because they don't see them as a threat. But and old lady sitting in her house bothering no one is? That part of the book really bothered me. It also bothered me that so much was left hanging in the air. Did Faber get out? Why didn't Milly just talk to Guy about leaving? The war is still really cloudy. But I guess the whole point of this book is to show that free thought is great, and we should use our own thought and imaginations to fill in the gaps.

The Hearth and the Salamander

"I hate this book" is what I said after reading the first two pages. Too many words and too confusing, is what I thought after the first two pages. But after reading some more, and being less judgmental towards the book, I opened up to it. I finished reading the whole book after a couple of days, and now it's one of my favorite books. I'm not the most passionate guy when it comes to writing, but the way Ray Bradbury wrote the book is really different. It's not a perfect book though, I thought he could have introduced some of the characters better. Also the setting, like in what city it takes place, but otherwise the book is amazing. I've read the whole book, and in my opinion the first chapter is the best one. The first couple of pages are very dark, and like I said earlier, a little confusing. A fireman? Burning books? Don't firemen usually put out fires, not start them? Most of the confusion is cleared up with even more confusion, with a girl named Clarisse. In a way she is a burning candle that clears up the darkness found in Guy Montag. A guy who just follows orders without questioning anything. Clarisse is such a free spirit, and Guy Montag the opposite. Two very good characters in my opinion. The first chapter of the book was really good, so good that I almost passed out reading the second chapter. Guess that's what I get for staying up so late.