The fire in this book reminds me of the fires in Lord of the flies and how they represented knowledge (like the one those book loving hermits made) and the represented something darker about man (like literally every other fire in the book) #aplac3
451 is the antithesis of 1984. In 1984 the people secrectly yearn for freedom and oppression is just the cause of tyrannical gov but in 451 all of the oppression that the people go thru they put on themselves and like it that way. The 2 seem to contradict on human nature #APLAC3
Why is montag surprised that the firemen are coming to his house? He hasn't even tried to be subtle man. He literally just got done yelling poetry at a couple of unsuspecting housewives and made one cry. Then the other bascially called him a witch #APLAC3