Reality

After watching the Brave New World movie clip in class today, this is starting to seem more real. Like this could actually happen...

At first honestly I thought Clockwork Orange was insane, Feed was just out there and Culture Jam was sarcastically truthful. It seems as though each of the novels have grown to become more realistic. Like Feed's Violet, Fahrenheit 451 also had a character that wanted out of this new world. Clarisse as well as Violet resembled previous generations, a dislike toward technology, and an appreciation toward nature.

It is ultimately horrible how it seems like violence contributes toward the use of technology. It truly does. In example, the Brave New World clip proves this. The newscaster stated "parents want to know if there is any technology that can help with kidnappings." "Kids can't even play in the front yard."

There is now a "solution" to this problem. A computerized chip implanted in children with a tracking device. What the heck! I mean, terribly enough, this seems like a decent idea for parents who have experienced their child being kidnapped. To the world who has not experienced it, it might seem crazy. There is just so much violence now, it's clearly pathetic.

Why can't everyone just be good?

Could it happen?

So as I was reading the rest of the book last weekend, my boyfriend glanced over to see the book and stated "that book is the stupidest book I've ever read."

That is clearly false, because I doubt he actually read the book. I just continued reading, ignoring it basically. Although honestly, I'm sure a lot of people think the same thing. Are we denying that this could happen? Or do we actually just not think it could happen...

Could it happen?

I was definitely in suspense as Montag was running away, and finally outsmarted the media. This was clearly hard to do.

It honestly scares me, each of the novels portrays a different interpretation of futuristic scares.

I was thinking, is this seclusion and destroying of books that is trying to keep people all the same actually attempting to prevent violence? I mean, it sounds crazy, yet think about it.

If everyone thinks the same, there would be no argument, no actual varying opinion. Everyone would think the same, so what would there be to fight about?

However, I could be completely wrong.

I know when I meet someone who's just like me, in any way or anything I honestly don't like them. Opposite's attract? I mean, my friends are a lot like me, but not JUST like me or anything. Egh.

Strange theory?

Fahrenheit 451

So far, Fahrenheit 451 isn't a bad book. I've been meaning to read it for a while, I've always been curious as to what it was truly about.

It seems as though each of the novels so far have the same moral and theme, although express different negative hypothesis toward what the future holds. It's a tad scary.

With Fahrenheit 451, the fireman don't put out fires, they start them. They burn books, seems almost scared of nature, and let technology control their minds. The most odd, is the burning book part which makes this different among the previous books.

Mildred even attempts to kill herself, as all the woman does is sit in her chair surrounded by 3 TVs that appear to be taken over the wall... that's awful.

These people all seem lifeless. I mean, that's what they have in each book. Lifeless. Technology does this for us that we don't need to do, therefore making it "easier." However, I beg to differ. This is poison.

All in all, I'm curious to the ending. Will this be like the others?