Hi, bears! Today, we're going to talk about a
classic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury. So I love this book
for a lot of reasons. It is a very quick
read as you can see, but it is one that I
have found to be very worth rereading. So
the concept is that we are in an
American future where books and
knowledge are banned and limited. So our
main character, Guy Montag, he is a
fireman and his main job is burning
books. The title of Fahrenheit 451
actually comes from the tagline where
they say that's the temperature at which
books burn. So the government is trying
to control what people know and what
people read and so they burn books.
And more and more our main character, our
protagonist, starts to feel conflicted
about this idea, about should I believe
things that I hear or should I seek out
truth and knowledge? For anybody who
loves reading, who just- actually, just for
anybody, I think that it's an idea that's
worth reflecting on- like should we just
believe what we hear or should we seek
out truth and knowledge and first-hand
sources? So I love this book. You should
definitely pick it up, read it, give it a
day or two reread it. It's a great
dystopian novel. It's a great book in
general. I hope you're climbing today and
having a great day. Bye, bears.
