I haven't quite decided what I think about this book yet. It's really different for me. It makes me mad a lot, but I'm not sure if that's something that I like or not yet. Montag's wife, Mildred, makes me the maddest. She doesn't care about anything but some digital world and family! She never wants to listen to her real husband, and she doesn't know that he might be the only real person in the world that cares a little about her. Montag does care about her a little at least; he did take her to the "doctor" when she overdosed, and he worries about her doing it again. It just really makes me mad that she gives nothing back to her husband, who has done everything for her while she sits at home in the parlor, talking to her "family".
I loved Clarisse. I thought she was such a sweet girl, and I wanted to cry when they were talking about her being dead. I don't want to believe that she's dead for some reason. I don't think she was really that crazy. She did things that would be considered somewhat normal in today's society. Like her psychiatrist couldn't understand why she went hiking in the woods to watch birds and collect butterflies. This wouldn't be the most normal behavior for a 17-year-old girl, but it's not something to throw someone in a mental hospital for. She just wanted to know about the world around her; that's not crazy at all. But heaven forbid someone like her live in that society. People aren't allowed to think whatsoever.
I like that Montag wants to change things in his society. I like that he knows his job is wrong and that killing that woman was wrong. I felt sooo bad for that woman and for Montag in that scene. He tried so hard to get her out. Montag has so much hero inside of him; he wants to save anyone he can.
This book is weird. That's the best word I have for it right now. It's unlike anything I have read before. I will hopefully decide if I like it or dislike it soon though! Stay tuned for the answer :)
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