Fahrenheit 451

              I just finished the amazing book "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. When I was starting this book I didn't think that I would like it. I felt like that it wouldn't have that much of a plot. Or it would have one but it wouldn't be that interesting. I enjoyed it so much that I think it's one of my favorite books. I just want to talk about what the author wrote about today. This book was mainly a prediction of what would happen in the future. This prediction is actually pretty close to what is happening today.
               I wonder what made Ray Bradbury write this book. Was it just for fun? Or did he want someone in the future to think about this? One thing is that the book in this world and our own world is actually really similar which is scary. Paper books aren't used that much in this world anymore. People are on their electronics all the time. Maybe, you never know, it will be illegal to keep books. Except I hope not. That's mostly it that I loved about this book.

Response on Fahrenheit 451

              I just started "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, and so far it's a really good book. I didn't really think that this was an interesting book when I saw the cover. When I started reading it, it actually was pretty interesting. It was so cool how Ray Bradbury wrote about how he thought the future would be. This book was written almost 50 years ago. His prediction is actually pretty close to what is going on today. Well, not that close but it is similar.
               One thing is that paper books aren't used that much these days. You can find books on electronic everywhere. People are using nooks and kindles. Books aren't sold that much. More people are buying these electronic devices and not buying books that much. It's possible that in the future it will be a crime to keep books.
               I don't think that it is very likely that it will happen but it might happen. Maybe in like 50 years. The only time people buy books is maybe when they need a textbook. Except that's not that often. Some people probably buy like 5 textbooks a year. Not that much. Anyway, this book is really interesting!

Qualities of One in Little Women

            I'm still reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It's a really good book. I really want to talk about one of the characters in the book. The characters in this book are so fascinating. The one that I just read about and want to talk about is Meg. The March family isn't that rich. Meg was invited to a party of the Moffats and the Moffats. Meg has only one party dress but compared to the dresses of the Moffats it was like rags. When she goes there no one pays any attention to her because of what she was wearing. She overheard people talking about her. The next day the Moffat girls came to her and said they wanted to dress her up so that her beauty would come out.
            She eagerly agrees because she does want to look pretty. After she goes down the people who praised her when she was wearing her own simple dress were shaking her head at her. They were saying how she looked better in the simple dress. Laurie the boy that Meg likes even said that she didn't look like herself in the fancy dress. He said she would look much better in the simple dress. Right when Meg heard these two comments she wanted to change. The things that the people close to her affected her so much that she got embarrassed. After she went back home she said that she learned her lesson. A few small words from the people she new her the most changed her completely on the idea of needing fanciers clothes. These days everyone is so stubborn and won't change their mind.

Character Change in Little Women

I’m still reading the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I’m not really seeing anything that important yet. Whatever I have read is mostly about the March family’s lifestyle. They have met a few people which I think will have a very important part in the book. I think in this response I want to talk about how one of the characters changed in the book. The character I want to talk about is Beth.

Beth was very scared of Mr. Laurence. She really loved music and pianos. When she went to Mr. Laurence’s house she saw that he had a piano. She really wanted to play it but something that Mr. Laurence did made her very scared to go into that house or even step in front of him when he came over. Mr. Laurence started to notice this after a period of time. He wanted to fix this so when he went over one time he switched the topic to music and kept on going. Beth heard everything and started to move closer to him. He noticed this and he told Mrs. March that if someone wanted to play his piano they could come over anytime. Beth took the chance and said she wanted to play it. Even though she was a bit scared the piano made them closer and closer. At the end Mr. Laurence gave Beth a piano as a gift because she reminded him of a grand-daughter he lost.

Beth and Mr. Laurence’s relationship changed so much. It became like a father and daughter relationship.

Strong Women in Little Women

I just started the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. This book is really good so far. Except in this response I don’t want to talk about the book in general. I’m going to talk about the strongest relationships in this book and connect them to our life. I feel like the relationships that you see in this book won’t be that common these days in our life. It’s the relationship of mother and daughter and father and daughter.

In the book the March sisters have a very close relationship with their mother Marmee. Each of them are always eager to hear their mother first thing in the morning and when she comes home. If a inexpensive gift is given to them by their mother it’s much more valuable to them than any other gift. When their mother comes home they rush around to make things comfortable for her. They share everything with their mother. The thing that is shocking is that they are ages of sixteen to maybe eight. All have equal relationships with their mother. these days teenagers don’t like to share everything with their mother. They want to be independent.

The March sisters have a very important relationship with their father. Their father works far away so he can’t stay with them. The sisters haven’t seen their father in a very long time. They only hear his words through the letter that he sends all the time. In the book their father just send them a letter and he said he wants them to be perfect little children for their mother. All of them at once started to think of how they would be better for their mother. They wanted to please their father.

These relationships is not what you would find in families today. They are very rare. Teenagers now are very different from those in the book and from those back then.

Why To Kill A Mockingbird? (Final)

I finally finished the fantastic novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. From this book the thing that stood out to me the most was the last chapter. That was my favorite chapter in the book. The last chapter was mostly about Arthur Radley aka Boo Radley. It was sort of awkward for Jean Louise aka Scout to meet Boo. She always wanted to see him because he never came outside. He always stayed inside his house because he didn’t want to come outside. No one ever saw him except the doctor. He never let anyone in the house except the doctor. Scout never saw Boo but Boo always looked out for Scout.

When Mr. Ewell attacked Jem(Scout’s brother) and Scout, Boo was the one who saved them from being killed. When Ms. Maddie’s house was on fire, Jem and Scout were standing outside in the cold and Boo was the one who put the blanket on Scout. It’s like Boo always watches out his window to make sure that everyone is safe and comfortable. Now, let’s go back to the last chapter.

At the very end when Atticus was tucking Scout in for bed, Scout was mumbling whatever she recalled from the book that Atticus was reading to her. The small conversation that went on was very important. Scout was saying, “An’ they chased him ‘n’ never could catch him’ cause they didn’t know what he looked like, an’ Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things...Atticus, he was real nice....” After that Atticus said, “ Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” I think this part related back to Boo Radley. They thought that Boo was mean before when they never saw him. Now Scout noticed that he’s really nice. Exactly what Atticus says. I think that was my favorite line in the entire book. This was definitely one of my favorite books.

Why To Kill A Mockingbird? (Continuation)

            I’m still reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book is taking a long time to read because sometimes I go back and reread because some parts are a little unique. What I mean by this is that I’ve never seen someone write like that in a different book. What I want to talk about today is about the relationships between Scout, Jem, Atticus, and Calpurnia. I’m starting to feel bad for Scout because Jem is going through a change and he’s acting rudely toward Scout. Atticus understands what Jem is going through and wants Scout to leave him alone as much as possible. How is she supposed to leave Jem alone now? Jem is Scout’s older brother and she needs him to talk to. Their relationship is nothing like it was before. Sort of like how people in this world are. As they get farther and farther away from each other. They don’t feel comfortable talking to people about personal things.

            At the same time, Scout and Calpurnia are getting closer. I saw a slight change in Calpurnia. Back when Scout and Jem were very close, Calpurnia didn’t like it when Scout would come into the kitchen when she was there. She would tell her to go play or something. Now that she sees that Scout is sulking around because Jem isn’t talking to her, she told Scout that she could hang around the kitchen anytime she wants. It’s a slight change but I think it is an important one. I think this is an attempt that Calpurnia is making to make Scout act more like a lady.

            Jem is saying the same thing to Scout. He keeps on pressuring her to act more like a lady. This makes their brother and sister relationship grow more tense. He’s acting like the mean neighbors who always scream at Scout. It’s hurting Scout more and more while changing her to be what she is.