Burning Books?: Fahrenheit 451

Like most people are today, I constantly get distracted by the beauty of electronics. Sometimes I forget the better things in life, the amazing and wondrous world we live in and the spectacular world we make it. Books are a core center for exploring our world and other worlds; we can explore our mind and the mind of others. Sure, movies, songs, games, and more can do these things as well- in fact they can be superior in certain aspects- yet they miss a crucial piece of our society: you. You make a difference, you give society something it doesn't already have; and you the reader are what drives books to be that great that it is a requirement for you to master to graduate high school. ( Shout out to all the great English teachers out there; you know who you are...)

Not only is this a bad idea to burn a book a hazard for the safety of that person's arms; it destroys part of our world, and cannot be brought back. Remember, as Smoky the Bear always says, " Only YOU can prevent [book] fires."

So, why would anyone burn these portions of society? They don't know any better. It became a domino effect, where just one of us were like,"pfff. Books? What's their deal?" they spread their ignorance to rest of us until books become obsolete. We try to find dry happiness in TV and such, but we never can get that same vibe like literature; it gives you wisdom and wisdom is power. Oh yeah there's a book called Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury about this, so try it, or if your stuck on your computer like most of us are, just keep this message in mind. Next time you try to torch Twilight because of its insane fan base, realize that it is something more to someone else. Also why do have a flamethrower?

The Scorch Trials: Thoughts I

For those that haven't read up to chapter 19, here's the just:

Thomas and the other surviving Gladers end up being stuck within the building they were taken to at the end of the previous book. They encounter some strange things, such as these zombie-like people that call themselves the Cranks, and the people who rescued them the other night were hung to death for them to see. They also seem to meet an unknown boy named Aris who apparently was in a similar maze to that of Thomas yet was with all girls, and was the only boy and had telepathic powers to speak with another girl; just like Thomas and Teresa. Speaking of which, Teresa is missing and will not reply to Thomas. Later this strange business man comes and tells everyone what is really happening.

Imagine this happening to us. Not a great day. Wouldn't it?

 

 

Here's what I believe is going on: the world is mostly in ruins due to dangerous solar flares penetrating the Earth's atmosphere. These "Flares" as they are referenced to, bring destruction and disease to the world. All hope there is lies in an organization to study and then solve this dilemma. And they do all this through teenage guinea pigs (there kids, not actual guinea pigs, alright, OK). So, the Gladers went through a Maze for the lead researchers to get an idea of how people would react to certain situations and now a new experiment lies before them: The Scorch Trials (Hey! That's the title of the book!) Now this is mostly inferring, but this is my best estimate. So now with the wide-spread disease called the Flare, the Gladers must travel north to a safe haven before the Flare makes them go insane; just like the Cranks. And I'm sure it won't be easy...