Tone
The tone of this book matches the societies feelings towards knowledge. Society forebodes reading these books and gaining knowledge. This book is also a little anxious. Montag has a trist or a empty place in his heart for knowlegde and he qeunches this thirst not with gatorade but with questioning everything just like clarisse who taught him how to question. He also trys to read books to see what is inside them and to see if they are good or bad. This book is also dramatic. When Clarisse dies Montag gets a little depressed and also suspicious about how she died. Its not like he becomes Sherlock Holmes and trys to figure out how Clarisse dies, but he does get suspious. Mildred knows that Clarisse died but doesn't metion it to Montag but Montag figures out that Mildred knows and gets upset with her. Also some dramatic nail biting parts can be when Montag is burning his own house you can see hatred on his face and the glow of the fire in his eyes. Then when Captain Beattty finds the green bullet you can imagine how montag was pointing the flame thrower at him and how Captain Beatty was gesturing him to pull the trigger. The nail biting event doesnt occur until he kill Captain Beatty and hes with the hound.
Genre
Science Fiction
Literary genre that makes imaginative use of scientific knowledge or conjecture
Literary genre that makes imaginative use of scientific knowledge or conjecture
Point Of View
The point of view of Fahrenheit 451 is third person limited omniscient. It is focused on Guy Montag's own views, beliefs, and actions. Omniscient means all knowing and limited means; one having total knowledge. Most of the book is about learning who Montag is, and understanding his many personal crisis.