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Ray Bradbury's Diary From 'Fahrenheit 451'

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How important are books in your life? I would like to show how important they are and can be for you in the future. Through reading them or just looking at the pictures. When you first look at a book, you may wonder how the plot will turn out. The first stage of this book talks about burning a book. Stage one- “Do you mind if I ask? How long’ve you worked at being a fireman?” “Since I was twenty, ten years ago.” “Did you ever read any of the books you burn?’ He laughed “That’s against the law!” (Page 5) How would you feel if your books were burned? I am glad that they are not against the law. With a book you could have quite a fire or start a fire with books. I really like reading books that you can understand and know the truth of …show more content…
I see this as if someone being in prison or consecration camp. Where no books are allowed. I have heard of people trying to remember the bible or other books that they have read. I have heard this is would I be able to remember what is in the bible or another book that I have read. This has kept them alive and also have given them hope. I think that this applies to the last stage looking at this as stage three- “Montag, lying there, eye gritted shut with dust, a fine wet cement of dust in his now shut mouth, gasping and crying, now thought again, I remember, I remember, I remember something else. What is it? Yes, yes, part of Ecclesiastes. Part of Ecclesiastes and Revelation. Part of the book, part of it, quick now, quick before it gets away, before the shock wears off, before the wind dies.” (Page 153) I have been in a council meeting and the bishop said that we needed to have a talk ready so if we were called upon then we could get up and give this talk. At the time I thought of 2 Nephi 3:25 It reads Remember the words of thy dying father. With that thought was what would I remember. As did Montag did, what did he remember. What would you remember? Is it something important or is it something that you really have no need for. When we read a book is it helping my eternal perspective or is it wasting my