Literature Analysis #3 Fahrenheit 451

1.    Fahrenheit 451  is a book we have been reading in class and i expect it to to be a difficult read and possibly boring. Come to find out, once i read it i could not put it down.

2.    Id say what kept me reading past the first ten pages would be how i wanted to find out what happened next. There is also the fact that it was assigned. 

3.    I usually lay down on the couch and read for a couple hours at a time, sometimes ill put on some music in the background.

1.   The plot of this novel takes place in the future were people live in a type of controlling and somewhat scary society. The main character Guy Montag finds himself questioning his way of living and gets himself in a dilemma. His life gets turned upside down when he starts reading books and meets a young girl named Clarisse. This book may seem like its about censorship but after reading through it it becomes obvious that its about self motivation. 

2.    I think the theme of this novel is to question things and try to improve the world. I also think it's saying not to give up on something you feel strongly in even if its hard.

3.    I think the authors tone of this novel is intense and slightly worried. I think he was worried about the future due to technology. In the novel the people are always focused on the parlor walls and complain about not having enough. He describes the future as being gloomy, bland, and boring.

4. Symbolism- symbolism is used by the fire. It symbolizes transforming, also destruction.
    allusion
    theme- self motivation
    Simile- Her face bright as snow in the moonlight.(pg 7)
    Personification-One of them slid down into your stomach like a black cobra (pg 14)
    Flat characters

    Round characters
    Indirect characterization
    Direct characterization

    Diction

    Syntax

 
1. An example of direct characterization would be how the author describes Mildred right away. Another example would be how the author describes Faber. An example of indirect characterization would be how the reader learns about Clarisse through her words and actions. Another example of indirect characterization would be Montag, you learn what he does by the way they describe his clothing and the salamander on in clothing. You also learn about him through the actions he takes. I think he uses both direct and indirect because he wants to add depth to some of the major characters in the novel. The author may want you to know about some characters traits right away but also may want the reader to learn about others through there thoughts or actions
2. The authors syntax changes a bit when he is writing as the part of Beatty. He makes hi sound more poetic, more educated you may say. Appose to when he writes as Montag and you can tell he is smart but just the average smart.
3. Montag(the protagonist) is with out a doubt a dynamic character. He is dynamic because he changes throughout the novel, at first he was a very oblivious man. By the end of the book he is a man with no family, he reads books, and he realizes that all around him made him unhappy and that the world they live in was very message up. It is quite debatable that Montag is a Round character. In my personal opinion he is a round character. He has much emotion and passion, he is not just another person in the crowd.
4. After reading the novel i feel as though i met a person, it didn't even feel as though i was reading a book.