When I first heard of this book, I was somewhat skeptic. He seemed to be just another Science Fiction writer talking about a deranged future. Well, this book proved me wrong. Instantly his metaphors and the way the words just spilled off of the book so smoothly like a water fall I found myself intranced in this other dimension. Honestly, Mildred would have to be a character I favored. Despite how it depicted her, I think she had more depth to her then just some ditzy trophy wife, oh Millie won't you please come back to Bradbury and tell him more about you! Also Beaty, his character entranced me. Talk about playing with fire, he knew what he was saying to Guy would get him killed, but he didn't care. He wanted to be burned, he wanted to die.
The way that Bradbury depicts their world, which sort of is an alternate universe, made me wonder how drastically technology controlls our world today. If my phone isn't at my hip, then my iPod is. It's pure madness I say! Also how Clarisse says that she fears her peers because they kill for a thrill, is not so far fetched from today. Go to any electronic store today and you can pick up the latest "shoot em" video game, which is similar to when Guy almost got killed when those kids just wanted to kill to kill. This novel, it opened my eyes. Is this where our society is going to end up? Wake up people, one day our generation is going to rule the population. Our elders lit the match, but are we going to put it out? Do we even want to?
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