Fahrenheit 451

I normally don't read any science fiction. That's probably why I was so extremely freaked out as I read the first five pages of this book. As I read about this snake devouring everything in it's path my mind instantly believe that this snake would be our main character and his name was Montag. I began with my mind set on the fact that this book was centered on animals. Not people in the future. Snakes living and talking, or so I believed they would, created a connection in my mind to the second Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

The whole future thing was terribly confusing until we met Clarisse McClellan. She totally transformed my interpretation of this book. At first I thought this was going to be just another random book that would have no meaning and I would hate it. Knowing that this is how society could eventually end up is kinda scaring and makes this book a hundred times more interesting.

I'm not sure where this book is going. Mrs. Leitsch already said that Clarisse is no longer in the book after these first 40 pages which is super upsetting. I viewed her as the most central protagonist besides Montag. She was the voice inside his ear that changed his entire perspective and I thought she would be by his side in over throwing the government and giving people their knowledge back. Without Clarisse i'm not sure where this is headed. I guess i'll just have to read and see.