Feeling More Alive: Fahrenheit 451's The Hearth and the Salamander

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In which John discusses Part 1 of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, "The Hearth and the Salamander," including discussions of Guy Montag, Clarisse, the complicated relationship between technology and nature, and more. Huzzah for the Nerdfighter Book Club!
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@Paperbag-om6mh 7 лет назад

the fact that I am here instead of reading my book for homework shows the accuracy by Bradburys prediction

@akmediascope 7 лет назад

the movie from the 1960s is really good

@jaysonk0312 7 лет назад

Paperbag1124 at least you understood his message 😂👍👍

@asimplestrawberry 6 лет назад

Paperbag1124 I’m supposed to be reading the book he’s talking about and I️m watching this because I️ don’t want to read it

@nizamifaz1107 6 лет назад

Paperbag1124 same lol

@LLGKYNRD 6 лет назад

Paperbag1124 same dude

@angiewagner9232 8 лет назад

John's Green Shirt John Green's Shirt.

@ChinmayaNagpal 8 лет назад

@josephthefirst1 6 лет назад

@cleiton361 5 лет назад

JosephTheFirst1 *

@mirandashea9191 4 года назад

@senatorpoopypants7182 4 года назад

@lahunter00 10 лет назад

Please do a crash course literature on F451! I'm an English teacher and my students and I LOVE watching the videos. Thanks for all you are doing to promote the love of learning and books.

@MrSaturnMusic 9 лет назад

i feel bad for not having anything meaningful to say. but john's hair makes him look like jimmy neutron

@amberwilliams819 10 лет назад

The thing about this book that separates it from each and every dystopian fiction is that this one could actually happen. People could actually stop caring. This book is scary in a way, because you can kind of see it happening.

@angelaoleary-wyatt512 7 месяцев назад

Prophet??

@dubhlinn2 5 месяцев назад

Hi from 2024, when John’s books are still getting banned in schools.

@gracegrass4462 8 лет назад

Times when I feel most alive: 1. when I have just arrived in a place I have never been before 2. when I am running 3. when I am writing a poem 4. whenever I do something stupid or crazy just to prove that I have free will

@zhaokuangi1188 8 лет назад

+someoneelse227 true

@WetSands 7 лет назад

Damn you sound like a really unique and unhinged individual...

@ashiraaaladonai 3 года назад

You sound like a main character

@amikishimoto7680 3 года назад

It's 1:33 am and this already made my day. You sound like a really amazing person.

@QuantumLoopNinja 10 лет назад

When I'm teaching. Seeing other people (mostly underprivelidged kids) realise that they are not stupid in the least or discover something they think is amazing is a beautiful thing to me. Knowledge is a wonderful thing to behold.

@thebusinessgoose 8 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm laughing, especially when I'm laughing with my friends. And I don't mean giggling or snickering, I mean like the kind of laughter that makes you tear up and your chest hurt. That, for me, is the best feeling in the world.

@aishasilat5672 5 лет назад

I completely agree :)

@ixillis1 5 лет назад

Sarah N he’s stupid

@bekkaanneee 12 лет назад

One of the times at which I feel most alive is the moment after I slam my saxophone down and stand at attention, breathe heaving and with a pounding heart, right at the end of a performance with my high school marching band. The music, the marching, and the feeling I get when I know I just completed marching 8 minutes worth of music and movement, at a a near constant extremely high level. It's incredible.

@amberconnabeer3807 9 лет назад

I love all of Bradbury's stuff (weirdly, however, I mostly reread his introductions) but this novel makes me uncomfortable for a couple of reasons. 1. It is extremely true. Like that bit with Beatty when he is talking about how it wasn't the government who took them to the book burning, mind numbing future of flashing images and general schrödingerness, but the people who stopped reading and looking and living, which I guess is the point of the novel- one that is made BRILLIANTLY (can I just say, THE WRITING IN THIS NOVEL HOLY SHIT IT IS AMAZING). However 2. One a less positive note, after reading f.451, I personally find it very easy to gain a kind of snobbery, or superiority. I am quite an avid reader, and after reading this, I find it important to remind myself because I read does not make me better than someone who doesn't. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that there is a way of reading into the book which seems to critisce the non reader, and that is something I don't love about it.

@dismissing 4 года назад

Hey, it's been five years since you commented this. Have you found a way to curb your feeling of superiority? I'm kind of in a similar position right now. Although I don't try to show it to my friends, I still feel an itch to _motivate_ people to read books.

@NatLeRat 3 года назад

@@dismissing hey, its been five months since you've commented this. have you found a way to cur- just kidding haha

@Frostything 3 года назад

@@dismissing I know it's been six months since your reply, but I'd say that, first off, there's nothing wrong with suggesting books to your friends, or encouraging them to read in general. But, I'd also keep in mind that meaningful and thought provoking ideas and experiences aren't limited to the medium of books, and Fahrenheit 451 itself suggests this. If your friends like movies, encourage discussion among each other. You could ask which movies made them think, and which simply entertained. Then, together, try to find more of those movies that are interesting and talk about them, learn to appreciate them. Same goes for video games, or anything. Point is, books aren't the only medium with potential. And also respect that some people have already spent their mental energy on work or school or just life in general, and simply find that they rather unwind without using up the attention they feel they do not have. I'm saying all this off the top of my head, so take it with a good bit of salt, but I hope it helps in thinking through it.

@lidicehm661 3 года назад

@@dismissing hey it's been 10 monthssimc you commented this but I'd like to say that Montag didn't read much either. He just read one chapter of one book, i think it's not how much you read or how many big important books you read, it's that you care about stuff. Montag cared and changed his life, why not encourage your friends to do one little thing that will eventually (probably) improve their lives?

@carom4996 3 года назад

What I actually liked about the book. Was how the men carrying books in their minds, said they weren't important. I do understand your comment, and I feel the same way sometimes, but I think the book isn't the main reason. What I felt Bradbury was criticizing the most was the apathy of the people and their unwillingness to have an opinion, related to not reading, but mainly to not asking yourself questions the way Clarisse did at the beginning of the book.

@HungerGamesFan88 10 лет назад

Reading makes me feel alive - not because of the book itself, but because of the *nature* of it. It makes me feel alive because when I find a good book - one that's well-written, well-set-up, and certainly has enough (and some more) to imagine what it all looks like and feels like and smells like and sounds like, but leaves just enough room to imagine your own unique variation of a character's or location's appearance - it's so easy, so fun, so *refreshing* to dive into the world of the book and to never want to come out again, even when you begrudgingly, regretfully have to because you've finished it and it's all over now. Finishing a book or series is sad and, in some cases, even a bit *painful*, not necessarily physically, but soul-ly - mentally - intellectually.

@yt-sh 5 лет назад

name some top books that makes you feel that way...

@DolphinGirl826 10 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm dancing. I've been taking dance classes since I was like 3 and I'm not a super amazing dancer or anything, but when I dance I feel powerful and unstoppable. I'm typically a shy and socially uncomfortable person but when I dance on a stage I can be loud and I'm not shy at all. I think everyone feels the most alive doing whatever it is they are passionate about.

@ceilidancr 12 лет назад

I feel so incredibly alive when I'm on service trips with my youth group. The exhaustion and pain you feel after spending all day repairing homes or moving heavy furniture. The moments of pure joy and laughter when we had time off in the evenings. The unbelievably deep conversations that make me amazed that my peers are so clever and wise. The reminders from everyone of how talented and unique and good I am even if I doubt it sometimes. The amount of love I have for people I barely knew before

@theramblingreviewer5150 7 лет назад

Things that make me feel the most alive in a nonstructured list 1. Listening to music that makes me feel things 2. Singing in choir, or acting in a stage show and feeling like I am a part of something 3. Reading a book and suddenly realizing that it touches on my life 4. Exploring nature reserves and walking around feeling like I'm in another world 5. Talking to people I actually care about and feeling like I am taking meaning from their words

@pohjanvanamo Год назад

Good list. 3. and 4. I felt especially, I forgot those while thinking my reply 😅 I think it's the meaning of the moment, when you are fully there, and the world is amazing.

@TheIrreverent 12 лет назад

John, you asked, "When do you feel least like you are wasting your life?" What immediately popped into my head was her face, and I thought, "When I'm with her." To me, that speaks not only of my infatuation, but the importance to which I ascribe human connection. It doesn't matter what we are doing, just that we are doing it. If I am engaging with others, and creating new memories, experiences, and living a life examined, then I feel as if I am not wasting a single second, especially with her.

@emmarsele 9 лет назад

Art make me feel alive. Not just paintings, but dancing, theater, music, writing, culture, sharing, performing, creating.

@StrikeAsh178 12 лет назад

I feel alive when I go running in the woods by myself, and there are no human sounds. Just birds and insects and wind. It makes me feel wholesome and transported back to a world where our world wasn't centered around tv and clothes you wear. I am in a world where family and friends were closer. Being alone in nature is the experience that brought forth the most thoughts about our society.

@CMphilmography 12 лет назад

I actually had a recent experience of feeling really alive. I went on vacation to South Carolina and I took Fahrenheit 451 with me for some pool side reading. One morning I woke up really early and took a chair down to the beach and watched the sun come up while I read the first part. I felt so exhilarated afterwards that I finished the whole book, right there on the beach. :)

@KatherineCullis 12 лет назад

Really, truly hands-on raising my daughter makes me feel alive. She hasn't forgotten yet how pretty dandelions are, or how fun a cardboard box is, and she still takes time to say hello to every airplane, bird, dog, and car. She reminds me to do the same as we synergistically introduce and reintroduce each other to the world and everything in it.

@mlemleh 12 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm creating something. With people or by myself. Making a video, writing a song or poem, floating an idea. Creating something that before that moment did not exist.

@s.marrinricks8953 11 лет назад

I feel most alive playing music. Marching band is hard work, but the feeling you get in your chest when you know you've done a good show is amazing. As my Director says: music makes lives better. Even if it's only for 7 minutes, it makes peoples lives better.

@mysticpeachbud 12 лет назад

I feel alive when I write, play piano, listen to music, and watch the Vlogbrothers!

@annehollingsworth609 8 лет назад

Although Bradbury predicted some negative things that are true today, he didn't touch on the positives. In modern society, it's incredibly easy to access information and stay in contact with people via portable devices and the Internet. He touched on the evolution of technology (like ear buds and multiple TVs) but he only explored how they would isolate us from our surroundings, not connect us.

@jchrizzy6995 8 лет назад

I agree that he didn't touch on the good aspects but the book is in a dystopian setting, so I think he didn't predict very many good things intentionally.

@malenaquijas658 8 лет назад

Since TVs isolate us from our surroundings, maybe in the future TVs can evolve and be able to let us connect with our social life. All in all I agree with what you said.

@denalilomonaco7176 8 лет назад

Do you think that Bradbury was right in a way that some technology takes away human interaction ?

@abwihamwinkin 8 лет назад

+Annie Hollingsworth Personally, I'd like to disagree. While although the internet makes it easier for us to contact people, it separates us from the world all that much more. Research has shown that teenagers worldwide are on social media a good chunk of their day, almost seven hours out of the twenty-four. Not only that, but texting is another big thing. In our society today, teenagers connect, and text way more on their phones then with other people. This takes away the ability to start conversations with other people, and puts them at a very awkward placement. Being social is one of the greatest gifts that a human being can have, and putting it away and focusing on a mobile device can kill that. The internet is not a bad thing, but just like anything else, if you obsess over it, it becomes a bad thing.

@abwihamwinkin 8 лет назад

+Annie Hollingsworth There is no doubt, though, that our society has changed greatly. And it's not just the internet that has caused it. But even so, being productive is key to having a successful and gratifying life. You CAN be productive on the internet in many ways, but spending all your time on social media is most certainly not a good thing.

@PogieJoe 12 лет назад

I'm so glad we're reading this book. I've never read it before and it's spectacular.

@Willasfantasyland 12 лет назад

Nothing makes me feel more alive then when I'm playing music in a group. I love listening to how all the sounds come together, and how the part I'm playing fits in with everything and makes something amazing.

@ktparadis3204 2 года назад

That's how I feel about singing

@evanharriman9979 10 лет назад

I feel alive when I'm riding my bike and am reminded of nature around us, of the harmony and even the discord of the 7 billion people on this rock.

@chatterboxo007 12 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm with friends and family and we break out of the comfort zone by doing things that aren't "normal." It doesn't always have to be big things, sometimes it's just taking a drive or going to the museum around the corner that we've never been to, but after experiencing something new, I always feel refreshed and encouraged to keep on going.

@ZimmervisionCZ 12 лет назад

My life feels meaningful when I'm hanging out with all of my friends and we just talk. It doesn't matter about what we speak, it's just amazing to me having a long conversation that just grows and evolves until we're all gathered in a circle and it's 3 in the morning and we don't know or care where all that time has gone.

@soyuncatacol 12 лет назад

Playing music makes me feel alive. Also writing, creating anything, really laughing with friends and walking in nature. :)

@Dragontongue18 9 лет назад

I read Fahrenheit 451 when I was in highschool, and I also found it unsettling but it was unsettling in a good way in that it may have been the first book to really make think critically. And then, last year, I watched an anime called R.O.D. (Read or Die), which I think was just as profound as Fahrenheit 451. It's got a lot of censorship themes, it's focused heavily around books and writers, as well as people who can magically control paper to form weapons, familiars, or to augment their martial arts, and it's also got this whole plot about cloning what the antagonists of the show call "Great Persons" (minds like Einstein, Edison, and such) and the worlds in classic novels, like H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, start spilling into the real world, and it's all just very fantastic and it made me really think critically about the message and about books and stuff. I would definitely recommend giving it a watch (it's free on Crunchyroll) or reading the manga. It's either 13 or 23 episodes, so not an incredibly long chunk of time.

@Dragontongue18 9 лет назад

And I would have to agree, I feel most alive when I'm discussing things with people I care about in a meaningful manner. It doesn't even really have to be a meaningful topic. I could be talking to my cousin about Pokemon and EV training, or I could be talking to him about cultural issues and sexism in gaming and I would still feel equally alive and pursuing purpose, so I guess for me it might be more WHO I am talking to than what is being discussed, although what is being discussed does need to line up with my interests. For example, in my anthropology class I just finished up, I wasn't really impressed with most of my classmates, they kept complaining about deadlines and asking for extensions, etc, so I found a lot of the discussion to be pretty dull because I didn't really find myself able to respect the people I was engaging in discourse with a whole lot. But, I also feel really alive when I am watching shows I enjoy with people I enjoy watching them with, or playing some of my favorite multiplayer games with people, or even playing a single player game with others in the room and just chatting while playing. But I can have conversations with some people that don't feel very engaging, like usually when my roommate actually ventures out of his room, he's usually talking about the same old stuff and it doesn't feel very engaging, and I see so little of him that, when topics I care about do come up, I don't even feel all that engaged. Moving on from social contact that makes me feel more alive and have more purpose, I also feel really alive and in the moment when I am at martial arts training, which I suppose means that it's having the desired effect. But working hard, mentally and physically, on increasing health and learning ways of defense and just being able to have a singular focus is another thing that really makes me feel like I am doing something incredibly meaningful. So both engaging in Nerdfighteria discussions, Nerdfighterly discourse with friends and family (even if there are disagreements), and working out, all of these things help me to feel more "alive".

@xxyarboaxx 12 лет назад

I love that you asked those questions, because reading the comments is super encouraging. It's becoming this super-awesome compilation of what makes life awesome!

@fireflower2003 12 лет назад

I spend so much time worrying about all the things i need to do that life can get very monotonous and just passes me by. It is a very rare occasion when i get to lie back and think about the world. I am currently on holiday, lying in the Sun, thinking about the world, and thanks to this book club i am reading for the first time in ages! Which makes me feel connected to my mind, and nerdfighteria, and therefore makes me feel alive. So thanks for that :)

@RvenclawPadawan 10 лет назад

I read Fahrenheit 451 for school in 8th grade (2 years ago) but amazingly I remember everything that John mentioned!! Apparently that book left an impression on me Also I feel least like I'm wasting my life when I'm performing or learning/discussing things that I genuinely care about. And volunteering. I really like making the world suck less

@adchick27 10 лет назад

There is some SUPER PUFF in this vid

@Mivimata 12 лет назад

DO PART 2 PLEASE!! I started reading it because of you :)

@davidburgner6975 4 года назад

I have been teaching Fahrenheit 451 to high school sophomores for 11 years. I love it! I especially appreciate all of the allusions used by Bradbury. Knowing their meanings adds so much depth to the story.

@wolfferoni 4 года назад

I'm curious to know if John's views on classic novels has changed over the years. Side note: the poof is spectacular in this video.

@TdScar 9 лет назад

Thank you. Now I can write my college analysis paper

@LoveMehPoOkie 12 лет назад

I feel alive when I'm just with my daughter and teaching her new things. She's so young and it's amazing to me how much she can learn. I can't believe at one time I was so young and innocent. Beautiful -3

@Caperhere 5 лет назад

Thank you for your Crash Courses. I often watch one before reading a specific book. And thanks for the books you have written.🙃

@nicklol328 8 лет назад

MY NAME IS RAY BRADBURY

@CaptainPIanet 6 лет назад

I've seen this same quotes used many times. What is it referencing?

@lukeosland 6 лет назад

Captain Planet ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7bCzbUiB87M.html

@CaptainPIanet 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@lukeosland 6 лет назад

Captain Planet No problem, bro!

@jillianiscute8296 4 года назад

proud of you

@sheaelliott942 8 лет назад

It's so upsetting that I have to skip over a vlogbrothers video in this run of mine, but I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 and I currently don't have time to read it because I need to read 1984, but I will get to these 451 videos... I will. I promise. (cries internally because I don't want the books spoiled but I really want to watch it)

@sandoval9276 7 лет назад

Oh, I feel you, literally the same happened to me! But power through and come back :D (F451 is so worth reading)

@sheaelliott942 7 лет назад

I can't wait until I finally get the chance to read it!! One of my best friends has continuously recommended it to me but I've never had the time to read it. One day (hopefully soon!)

@krausmal37 7 лет назад

Shea Elliott oi

@juliamestre2004 7 лет назад

have you finally had the time to read it :)?

@sheaelliott942 7 лет назад

Ahh sadly no, not yet. It's on my list for this summer though!

@abermad83 12 лет назад

I love arguing or debating as I should call it - it makes me feel alive. The act of discussing something, researching, persuading, winning - I love it all! Great video, thanks :)

@patriciatiernan9490 6 лет назад

I have taught this book for years, and I think your synopsis and commentary are excellent. The students will be watching your video today after finishing Part 1. Thank you very much.

@n.a7993 7 лет назад

Comment to an old video: We actually read more now than we used to in the 90's. Us, the so-called millennials, read more than any other generation! TBH THAT'S AMAZING

@Cloudy_Days. 7 лет назад

N.A Unfortunately the millennials are more brainwashed than any other generation through false "facts" of what they read nowadays. Not from the books, but from their phones which consist of alot of misleading information. #truth

@TDPhinsTalkAdmin 6 лет назад

Yeah and among other problems millennials are to busy taking selfies and not voting to save up for any retirement... Put down the book and pick up a job application

@UltimateKyuubiFox 4 года назад

Adam Padilla If you think a job in 2019 will allow a person to save up for retirement after the many-thousands in debt required to get one, then you’re either delusional or have never had to live in this generation.

@nikkimorris4569 10 лет назад

This is weird but I defiantly feel most alive when i am doing gymnastics and even more so when I get a new skill. I love the rush of danger and energy I love being able to flip and Sault and leap and turn it feels so fun but yet scary so I am feeling fear and yet weightlessness at the same time. That's just me:):):)

@deborawolfenson5506 7 лет назад

I love Ray Bradbury. And Farenhei 451 is one of the books that has a especial place in my heart. The issues it talks about are very important to me in a personal level, often current worries in contemporary society... and the way it is written is beautiful and sharp. I know it's a science fiction novel, but I think it is more precise to say it's a book about human nature, also about the relevance of interpersonal relationships, communication and self identity. In my opinion, the book wasn't trying to predict the future with exactitude, but to point out the danger of losing direct interactions with others, the danger of living in a society that impose us an unique, depersonalized and artificial path of life... because emotions, dreams, curiosity, creativity and love are an essential part of human beings. And happiness is part of living worth.

@savfromsopn Год назад

I'm re-reading Fahrenheit 451 in preparation for teaching it this year, and it has never felt more relevant. It was haunting and eerie to read Beatty's lecture, written 70 years ago, about wanting quickly distilled media as we've watched social media move increasingly towards short form content. I would absolutely love for you to make an updated version of this video since so much has changed in the past 11 years.

@gamerskills1 8 лет назад

Although Bradbury did predict many things he still didn't talk about how we have mobile devices that we can read from, so if books were illegal now it would be almost impossible to destroy all the books, tablets, iPhones ect

@versavice5415 8 лет назад

it's funny to hear him calling Clarisse unconvincing, when he wrote the same character archetype in Looking for Alaska with Alaska, who was just as, if not more, unconvincing.

@hannahlinn5605 7 лет назад

I don't think that Alaska was meant to be convincing at all. In the context of the book, all we're seeing of her is Pudge's interpretation of her, (which he has romanticized and beatified.) He's made her what he wants her to be. I believe she's meant to show the reader that our perception of the person(s) we wish for is not always, and rarely is, accurate, but glamorized version of them which we make ourselves believe.

@paolasbrandao 5 лет назад

MAN I JUST COULD THINK ABOUT THIS WHILE I WAS WATCHING THE WHOLE VIDEO

@UltimateKyuubiFox 4 года назад

Eruli Meril If we can go by that metric, then Clarisse is the same for Montag.

@michaelgrey1503 8 лет назад

I feel mot alive when I'm practicing guitar, talking to those I love, working on my novel, and watching you guys!

@lewindajotari4928 2 года назад

here I am, watching your videos in 2022 because I, at the moment I'm typing this, am in quarantine. reading your videos about my favorite book makes me feel alive. I love the character of Clarisse, btw. I think, instead of being so attached to "the wall", being out there talking to people and having a discussion with them is everything! just like what Clarisse does. I think what Montag loves about her is their connectedness. also in seeing the nature like how this morning we saw some dew on the grass means we pay attention to details and appreciate them. that's what I love about her, making Montag see what he hasn't seen before. ps: Mr.Green, I really wish you were my lit professor

@TF-jx3cm 8 лет назад

Mr. Bradbury predicted a lot of things in his book Fahrenheit 451, but he didn't predict that with the Internet we have today we are able to publish anything on a global scale.

@IvanGonzalez-ym7ue 8 лет назад

How has being able to publish anything on a global scale helped the society? P.S. It's not aliens

@bobbyboderek5515 8 лет назад

+Ivan Gonzalez lol

@alannar.8701 9 лет назад

My class read this book, and they didn't teach us ANY of this.

@VestaJavaheri 12 лет назад

i feel the most alive when i finish a wonderful book and am processing all my feels. also, when i'm around my friends. whether we're just sitting or talking or cuddling or kissing or anything at all, really, it's only when i'm with them that i truly understand what love means.

@trying2hard2becool 12 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm writing, or watching my friends draw. I find watching someone create something out of nothing more beautiful than anything else in the world.

@8stringwrshpleader 10 лет назад

John's professional wrestler name should be "Rolling Thunder" and his catchphrase could be, "TASTE THE RAIN!!!!!"

@ruthrh4746 10 лет назад

Music. I feel most alive when I am making music. Mostly singing.

@MCR9rose9amazingphil 12 лет назад

His ideas are outstanding I've read almost all his books, and all your books John :)

@CallaLilly414 11 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm surrounded by people I love doing things I love to do. Whether it's playing music in concert band that resonates through my whole body and keeps my foot tapping for the rest of the day, or when I go out and explore my city with my best friend. I feel alive when I am the one creating, not simply the one who is observing.

@shrekleton8435 8 лет назад

Ray Bradbury successfully predicted many things about our future, however there are many important things he missed. Some of these things consist of: The development of the Internet and computer technology, smartphones, and self-driving cars. In his book "Fahrenheit 451" Mr. Bradbury makes a point about more and more people being killed in car accidents; in our society today self-driving cars could help remedy this. JH

@bellavelasquez2772 8 лет назад

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@unicorns9555 8 лет назад

I think that this is a good solution to this problem.

@moonlightmrn5969 7 лет назад

l shrekleton l I think that Fahrenheit 451 isn't meant to predict the specifics of our future. Rather, I feel that the book is meant to explore the possible consequences of a future in which people are overly reliant on technology and less reliant on intellectual pursuits like books.

@RanchoFan 7 лет назад

The problem with self driving cars is the only way they would remedy car accidents is if you made everyone use self driving cars

@joshuaholtgreive3323 6 лет назад

Fair enough, but I think that part wasn’t so much about the cars or car accidents themselves but rather how people might devalue human life in the future when there are so many distractions and thrills everywhere, like, for instance, driving very very fast

@vilennon24 10 лет назад

fahrenheit 451 is awesome compared to tfios

@JoeyBuckaroo 10 лет назад

Wow, that burn was 451 °F.

@vilennon24 10 лет назад

EGKangaroo I always hate when people respond.....

@JoeyBuckaroo 10 лет назад

mesca todd I guess you didn't know there's an option to turn that off.

@vilennon24 10 лет назад

EGKangaroo that's something you would do

@JoeyBuckaroo 10 лет назад

mesca todd Nope. I don't mind people responding to my comments. Since you don't. I am going to respond to you. And you're going to like it.

@Thefooddude87 12 лет назад

I just have to say that its awesome that you talked about one of my favorite authors on my birthday, if only i could have watched it on my birthday.

@365cupsoftea 12 лет назад

swimming in the ocean, talking about deeper issues like you, changing people's lives and helping, reading, creating

@emilynewhouse9450 10 лет назад

I feel alive when I am playing guitar, writing, having an awesome time with friends, acting, connecting. But I have to say I have decided Vlogbrothers are not mindless entertainment for me. They are mindful.

@synchrogirl978 12 лет назад

I feel most alive at a concert, I just went to my first one so who really knows, but I went with my best friend and I made like 4 or 5 new friends and never learned their names. And I just felt alive really when the performer was singing and everyone knew the words and sang along no matter how bad their voice was. It's just that moment of connection in a large group that makes feel alive because in that moment it doesn't matter where you're from or what you've been through everyone just comes t

@anrojo14 11 лет назад

I have to read this for summer reading and now I'm inspired and excited to read it because you love it thank you John

@krisskrossedpsycho 12 лет назад

I have to read this book for school. Now, thanks to the Vlogbrothers, I'm actually looking forward to it!

@ahmadhassan-kf6mu 2 года назад

how was it

@kriso.6690 2 года назад

@@ahmadhassan-kf6mu It was a long time ago now, but I remember it being pretty good. I think I actually ended up listening to the audiobook in conjunction with my paperback copy. (This is the same person, I actually totally forgot that the other account existed!)

@ahmadhassan-kf6mu 2 года назад

@@kriso.6690 Happy to hear also it is incredible that you replied thanks for taking the time and I am really happy you liked the book ☺️

@AnnaMarieBooth.Educator Год назад

John, love your informative energy!

@muddi900 8 лет назад

You quoted my favorite section of the book. Great book.

@sabbig1 12 лет назад

Oddly enough, I feel most alive when I am in rehearsal. I am an actor and I spend much of my time in rehearsal. Working with that many people to create an ethereal event that disappears when we are not together seems like the most worthwhile thing I can do. Bringing people together with the purpose of creating a play--hopefully one with a message that can change people's hearts--makes me feel alive. There's nothing better.

@azigz 10 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm reading or not just reading but talking about stories in depth, thinking deeply, hearing opinions and discussing then with friends, the deep meaning behind the general idea. I feel like it shows the amazingness of the human consciousness and that's when I feel the most alive the most human.

@Velour_Rose 12 лет назад

John's enthusiasm always gets my attention (:

@ololo518 11 лет назад

i felt alive today, when i was on explorers festival and i was watching people talking about their trips, what they saw, what they felt and all this beautiful things around. it's really motivating. i'm trying to be alive. write just to make this conversation continue and so you will know :)

@St3phanieStarling 12 лет назад

I feel most alive when talking or just being with awesome people. There are a few people that I know that just hanging out with them and whether we're debating important issues or fangirling or being immature, they make me feel alive.

@redhairwholockian 12 лет назад

Huzzah for useful youtube videos to help with studying for exams! Between this and Crashcourse, I'm set for the first two :)

@11magicmel11 12 лет назад

I'm so glad I read this book. It had a really positive effect on my life :)

@HobbertSharp 4 месяца назад

11 years. Wow. It feels almost like 2. This book has meant so much to me. It is what helped me fall in love with books, and with writing. This video, and bookclub, it meant so much to me. It is so strange, now, to see a John who is so much younger, who spoke to a so much younger me, and feel that it was a lifetime ago and yesterday all at once. I miss those days, when books, and knowledge meant so much to me. When I was not so focused on what it takes to find some stability, and what it takes to ease the burden of finding.

@anavin32 12 лет назад

I feel the most alive when I'm doing something I haven't done before or when I truly laugh. The kind of uncontrollable stomach-hurting fits that make me love and appreciate my surroundings- whether it be a group of people or just my computer.

@SelphieFairy 12 лет назад

I love this book, its one of my favorite books of all time. When I read it when I was 13 It was the first time a book made a really big impact on me and actually made me THINK.

@OnlyHarleyRose 12 лет назад

I feel most alive when I'm learning things. Especially problem solving exercises we (now rarely) have in labs/lectures. I just love finding out new things.

@mistierr 7 лет назад

i just finished my book report on this book for sophomore english, and i've gotta say that after having read the book once in the 6th grade and then again this summer, it's on my list of favorites.

@AlexaLink 12 лет назад

Oh, how I love this book. Thank you, AP English teacher in high school, for making me read it.

@Puppylove9711 12 лет назад

Ok so I just wanted to tell you, even though you will probably never see this comment, I FINALLY read "The Fault in Our Stars." I put off reading it for a while because it dealt with cancer and I usually don't like books like that, but I loved your videos and I thought I would love your writing. After months of having friends push this book on me and seeing so many amazing reviews, I decided to take it on my recent vacation, and I loved it. The characters were beautiful. Thank you for this book.

@wesleyfeldmeyer 6 лет назад

Watched this in class and it really helped thanks!

@alexdegazee 12 лет назад

I don't feel "alive" when I watching tv or sitting by myself waiting for things to happen. This week I volunteer at a camp for kids with disabilities that I used to go to when I was a kid; because I had been there so many times, and this being my first time volunteering, was kind of revisiting the campus and the memories through their eyes. I got to act crazy for my camper, dance with them, and cheer them on; and everything as worth it just to see them smile and grow. That makes me feel alive.

@MrLaunchpadMcquack 11 лет назад

I feel most alive when my words and actions are accepted and praised by others. When I try something new and I am quickly glad that I did.

@BlondeiGirl 12 лет назад

I just finished this book. I have so many thoughts about it swirling around in my head I don't even know how to to put them into words. I guess that's a good thing because I am thinking. I started reading with the mindset to ask questions and to try to understand not only what the author was trying to convey but also what my opinion was about it and to remember to have an opinion. So thank you for getting me to read it. Sierra

@annaglenn5405 9 лет назад

I don't know about anyone else, but I feel most alive right after I've just finished performing, and as tired or sweaty as I may be, I feel a course of adrenaline rushing through me from a) just doing what I really love and b) the audience applauding, because it says to me that I am appreciated for doing that, not just stepped on by jocks or 'cool' kids.

@allrudegirl 12 лет назад

I feel alive when I'm dancing, riding my bike, or spontaneously finding the exact right words that express what I mean. That last one is rare.

@Asterix0205 6 лет назад

this is my favorite book of all time :) love that tim robbins does the narration for the audiobook

@LieutenantSheep 11 лет назад

I will be reading this book during the school year in my literature class. I'm excited that I'll have John to help me understand it/enjoy it a bit better.

@emeraldkonikoff8496 12 лет назад

Hey John! I was able to get my Language Arts teacher to agree to let our class read Fahrenheit 451 for our Novel Study of the year! I was so excited when she announced it in class, and i just wanted to let you know! Thanks for getting me interested in the book!

@myNYC2011 11 лет назад

I needed this. I have exams coming up! thanks for the entertaining review!

@ThePaigeish 12 лет назад

PLEASE MAKE PART TWO!

@b5bobby 12 лет назад

John - a singer song writer living in NY called Jay Brannon used "I Taste the Rain" in his song "Greatest Hits" which is about physical abuse "I don't sing for the rainbow, cause I taste the rain" - love the way you are always so passionate about things. Rob

@NamaTheNerd 11 лет назад

I finally started reading this in class. It was a remarkable sense of patience on my part not to read it without anyone. But we finally finished part 1 today, so I was able to watch this video made months ago! Huzzah! Anyway, great video, John. Taste the Rainbow. Skittles are better than wresting! :P

@hargurus1 8 лет назад

When I am with family is when I feel alive. Being with them just playing games or even just talking makes me feel so happy. And not just that I mean when I eat something I love or even go out somewhere it always makes me feel awesome,happy and most of all alive. These things make me feel alive because I am surrounded with the things and people I love and I really enjoy that. It something that makes me realize what an awesome life I have and how lucky I am.