A review by emily_7
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3.0
Product of the times, being post-war with a fear of the capabilities of new technologies.
I do also think it is unfair to state that art forms such as: film and TV cannot be as thought provoking as books, it isn't all soap operas. It has that kind of high academia snobbishness that books are superior. Yes, they do encourage us to question the truths they present but not all books are philosophical/have equal depth.
Thought provoking read. But the characters were very flat, and the female characters especially questionable. His comment as a male writer on caeserian births made me uncomfortable, how it was "unnatural" but this is a product of post-war technologies. The female characters were either presented as crazy, stupid or helpless upon the male characters. Even though the male characters were also unaware to their society they were presented as hero's, academics, firemen.
I think Clarisse and Montag's friendship was really interesting and it would have been great if that was developed further but it was rushed and I didn't really feel anything for her character.
I do also think it is unfair to state that art forms such as: film and TV cannot be as thought provoking as books, it isn't all soap operas. It has that kind of high academia snobbishness that books are superior. Yes, they do encourage us to question the truths they present but not all books are philosophical/have equal depth.
Thought provoking read. But the characters were very flat, and the female characters especially questionable. His comment as a male writer on caeserian births made me uncomfortable, how it was "unnatural" but this is a product of post-war technologies. The female characters were either presented as crazy, stupid or helpless upon the male characters. Even though the male characters were also unaware to their society they were presented as hero's, academics, firemen.
I think Clarisse and Montag's friendship was really interesting and it would have been great if that was developed further but it was rushed and I didn't really feel anything for her character.