... and it stayed permanently attached to my hand until I finished it. It was finished in one week. My summer course teacher discuss the book with us during the lesson which really helped me to get through the book easier. Summary: In this story, the author Ray Bradbury tells us about futuristic American city in which books are illegal to read or posses, and firemen aren't employed ... , or of what our society would be?. Of all of the books I have ever read, Fahrenheit 451 made me think the most. It's an easy to read enjoyable story, but it also makes you think along the lines of "What would...

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... . One such story with amazing characters is "Thank You, M"am" written by Langston Hughes, one of my favorite stories. A lot of Drama and suspense are important because that's what keeps the readers interested in the book. Even if drama keeps literature little away from reality sometimes, people need some action or tension going on in a story to keep their eyes glued to ... or expectation aroused by various means such foreshadowing and with holding information creates a feeling of suspense in the reader. It encourages and often insists the readers to read on or finish the book. Also, the ...

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... . He realizes that he is unhappy in his marriage to his wife, Millie. He begins to wonder why books have been banned. Later, while at the scene of a book collection he is to burn, Guy steals a book for his personal use. The next day, Guy is visited by his boss, Captain Beatty. Beatty hints that he, somehow, knows that Montag is in possession of ... to Professor Faber's. He is told to float downstream in a nearby river, to a camp of intellectuals. Together, they watch the city burn after war ensued on the town, and return to the rubble shortly thereafter, to rebuild society into a plethor...

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... of life and our being. His first exposure with fiction occurred while watching his dad perform numerous magic tricks and being read books, particularly the book of Oz (Jespen). It was during this time in his life when he read "Amazing Stories" by Hugo Gernsback, and became obsessed with science fiction literature (Litz 120). There are ... consequences. Here he describes not how astronauts get there, or how they breathe, and what the atmosphere is like. He was more concerned with putting them there and revealing their human reactions in an alien environment, both good and bad ("Ray Brad...

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