Fahrenheit 451 question #1

The book "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury does a good job at revealing the author's values and attitudes. One thing that I think Ray Bradbury values, which is shown through this story, is books and literature. This is kind of an obvious value since this is what the plot revolves around and what causes the dilemma. In this novel, books are very rare and illegal so to have one could be very valuable later. Being a writer, and the author of this book, I am sure that Ray Bradbury values books just like how the main character Guy Montag learns to value them. Another thing I think Ray Bradbury values is individuals. I believe he values this because of the way he wrote several of his characters who have this trait. At the beginning of the book, Guy Montag really was not an individual. He was just like all of the other firemen and never questioned it. It was not until he met Clarisse, who was like no one else he has ever met because she was such an individual, that his eyes were really opened. "What a strange meeting on a strange night. He remembered nothing like it save one afternoon a year ago when he had met an old man in the park and they had talked..." (Bradbury, 10). Faber was also an individual compared to the rest of the world. He secretly still reads and writes books and tries to make a difference. He does not do this first hand though, he uses Montag to do what he is too cowardly to do himself. One last thing I think "Fahrenheit 451"  reveals about Ray Bradbury's values and attitudes is his attitude towards outcasts. I think he admires their independence and strength. At the end of the book, Montag runs into these outcasts who live outside of the city in the woods along the rail road tracks. Bradbury wrote them to be very accepting, intelligent, and kind. The book "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury is written in third person. I thought this was a good choice because it makes the book more about the story and does not show just one person's perspective.

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Del Rey Book, 1991. Print.