Friday, October 21, 2011

Fahrenheit 451


Dystopian novel <1984> by George Orwell well described the catastrophe of humanism brought by an application of wicked ideology. The book proposed the shivering images of the gloomy future, and influenced many writers of our generations, regardless of the genre they are engaged in.

<Fahrenheit 451> by Ray Bradbury is often compared to <1984>, due to their similar premises of dystopia. Dystopia is not the place where people are murdered and buildings are caved in by incessant gunfires and bombardments, but the condition that every human is deprived of contemplations and is controlled by brainwashes of mass media (usually directed by superpower, or government).

<1984> merely describes the crisis. George Orwell did great job in depicting the holistic scenery of his dystopia. Most of all, his description was powerful and persuasive, in other words, easy to understand, thus is still regarded as a decent novel (for me).

On the other hand, <Fahrenheit 451> focuses on sculpturing the inner thoughts of one individual 'Guy Montag'(Blizzard's Starcraft users may be familiar to this name). His agony is truly sympathizing, and the conundrums he confronts are still valid for the readers, including myself. Furthermore, Ray Bradbury gives deeper impressions to me, because he tells his story through implications, not depictions; and the most surprising fact is that, even though his implications may seem vague and abstract, the direction of such implications-all the metaphors he makes-is heading to one direction.

Great book, in conclusion.

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