Why should you read “Fahrenheit 451”? - Iseult Gillespie

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Ray Bradbury’s novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading them, is forbidden.The protagonist, Montag, is a fireman responsible for destroying what remains. The story raises the question: how can you preserve your mind in a society where free will, self-expression and curiosity are under fire? Iseult Gillespie examines what makes the dystopian novel a classic.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Anton Bogaty.
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@Aj11117777 5 лет назад

Fun fact. Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 at a rented out typewriter at the library. So not only could he not go back and edit his writing (can’t erase on old typewriters) he was hurried because he was being charged by the hour to use the typewriter and he was nearly broke at the time.

@noellethomas2589 5 лет назад

Another fun fact: He wrote drafts by hand before going to the library. If he wanted to change something later, he'd just write another draft and re-type that. It's not like he didn't do any editing

@Kaseus-lq7cj 5 лет назад

Paige Thomas lmaoo

@HachuOlivye 5 лет назад

It basicly costs 9 dollars and 85 cents,by the way(thats not the price of the book in market,thats price of the making of,sorry for bad english)

@uzzieb9984 5 лет назад

Gihrutik F you don’t have to apologize. Your English is very good. Thank you for the interesting information.

@bkl3893 5 лет назад

@@noellethomas2589 i dont get it. Reference to r6s?

@jessicajayes8326 5 лет назад

It's ironic that this book was banned in several schools.

@Taiyinxingjun 5 лет назад

I didnt knew about that. Do you know the exact reason?

@kittycat5972 5 лет назад

Why?

@beatrisastefanova2032 5 лет назад

In my school in Germany we have to read this book and we will write an exam about it

@YdenMk-II 5 лет назад

@@Taiyinxingjun I believe there were complaints about obscenity. It's been a long time since I read the book so I don't know the details on what words were used. According to wikipedia, there was also a complaint because a bible was burned early causing the parents to complain the book was about persecution of Christians based on the few pages they read.

@bobbsesmeralda8623 5 лет назад

In public schools in Texas it is mandatory to read this book.

@grafitorecargado 3 года назад

Fun Fact: Some copies of the novel were made with asbestos coating and other fire retardant materials.

@toastgear2532 3 года назад

Why?

@georgia8865 3 года назад

@@toastgear2532 ...so you couldn't burn it..

@toastgear2532 3 года назад

@@georgia8865 Oh ok

@bamsuth9650 3 года назад

which one exactly?

@Sonicbro-xx6sg 3 года назад

@@bamsuth9650 The special editions I'm sure.

@ernilopezjordan 3 года назад

I' ve recently finished it. Captain Beatty's explanation about why society was like that and why they started burning books is both interesting and spooky. It's incredible that this book is almost 70 years old and it's still so modern.

@doctor1750 3 года назад

agree completely this part gave me chills and stood out as one of the most memorable parts of the book. kind of scary how smart beatty is and how much was going on in his head without montags knowledge

@TheSeamonkeyBrigade 3 года назад

Dude it terrifies me because it’s what we see happening with cancel culture. I don’t care if you’re left or right or a freakin moose, there’s this insane witch-burning of everyone and everything that minutely disagrees with you (though there are absolutely things that should not be said in a public sphere). It’s so scary, because it seems so out of control and so many good people and things are getting caught up in the inferno.

@GLASSB182 2 года назад

Dude, no kidding! It honestly feels timeless

@knightshade2654 2 года назад

I'm almost done with the book, and Beatty was such an amazing character. I like to think that he truly did yearn for a return to intellectualism and reading, but his desire for social conformity forced him to be a hardline fireman.

@neh7121 2 года назад

Someone played Alter ego :P

@lauraceae8037 5 лет назад

Fun fact: Fahrenheit 451, a book about the evils of censorship and banning books, was banned because it burned the Bible. A book about how people are too sensitive was banned because people were too sensitive. Ray Bradbury was spot on.

@romaniangamer1 5 лет назад

As a Christian, I apologise in the name of these people.

@grayfear2833 5 лет назад

I heard that newer copies of the book have been altered and the story is different and censored now somehow. I'm not completely sure if it's true, but if it is that is pretty messed up

@rsync9490 5 лет назад

Ironic that we haven't learned our lesson in this new pc world.

@LupiZweier 5 лет назад

@@rsync9490 Huxley? 😏

@reh3884 5 лет назад

Fun fact: Fahrenheit 451 is NOT about censorship. Bradbury said so himself.

@theweakestbrazilianmale3398 5 лет назад

I actually prefer the reboot titled Celsius 233.

@whales0310 5 лет назад

Damn

@chief_1855 5 лет назад

Lmao

@IvanMatyushov 5 лет назад

eduardo Soares what about Kelvin 506?

@bo6887 5 лет назад

@Creativinyx what

@elliotttheneko 5 лет назад

YES

@tornadospin9 3 года назад

Ray Bradbury died in 2008, so he was able to live long enough to see many aspects of his dystopian novel become a reality

@joshogden1081 2 года назад

He died in 2012.

@coachhannah2403 2 года назад

He refused to fly. Wall-sized TVs were quite a novel idea back then.

@coachhannah2403 2 года назад

@@jacob7300 - Why would you invoke his name?

@coachhannah2403 2 года назад

@RedEyedSlimeBoi - Huh?

@murkkz1679 Год назад

@@coachhannah2403 obama

@Jobe-13 3 года назад

Reading this book genuinely scared me. Because it’s literally becoming a reality right now. Except it’s giant corporations doing this stuff, instead of the government. And they’re doing it through monopolies.

@getmine9490 2 года назад

Giant corporations are the government, they are deeply intertwined. As long as politicians want personal benefits, giant corporations will be allowed to do as they please.

@loggedout8572 2 года назад

Yup own the book. The author was on to something

@TucsonDude 2 года назад

...and the monopolies are run by who???

@brendenbaughman662 2 года назад

@@TucsonDude Shareholders and executives. If you’re insinuating that the corporations are run by the government then you have it exactly backwards. The government is in the pocket of big business, not the other way around.

@haroldb1856 2 года назад

Libraries and schools are banning problematic literature.

@ralphhuzz31 4 года назад

"It was the apathy of the masses that gave rise to the current regime" Hits too close to home

@STho205 3 года назад

Nope that came later. It was the hurt feeling aggrieved minorities that got it going. Cancel culture. Each minority demanded things be erased or banned, then demanded more be banned. Every other minority made counter demands. Eventually the government, unable to satisfy everyone, erased it all. That is the irony of 451, written in an era of Red Scare and communist dictatorships, the reader expected Big Brother, but it wasn't. It was Civil Rights with unintended consequences. There was no house monitoring devices, just all citizens neighbors suspect of any snobby smart guy and turning them in for doing upsetting things like reading fiction or histories.

@estren4 3 года назад

@@STho205 wow, that's true

@AndyFromBeaverton 3 года назад

You wrote that comment a year too early.

@annasumner6841 3 года назад

@@STho205 You think that Ray Bradbury was saying that in order to have a thoughtful society, women and minorities ought to be oppressed?

@STho205 3 года назад

@@annasumner6841 no he didn't say that in his book, and he didn't say that in the afterword interview in 2001 published in recent editions of 451. He objected to editors and PACs trying to get him to rewrite his original book to include an XYZ protagonist, specifically positioned to virtue signal. IOW they were trying to censor his book about media faddish censorship. Which he found ironic. They didn't think the dysutopic situation would apply to them. 451 was an imaginative book because it turned the readers expectations upside down in the middle. Most readers assumed it was an Animal Farm/1984 situation of repression of civil rights. Instead it was media obsessed over giving everyone with the slightest beef a platform and megaphone. That frightened the cowardly politicians to cave in, then that emboldened the next group to demand similar capitulation, then the first group doubled down and said they didn't get enough capitulation, then the original haves screamed they were being oppressed.... So eventually the government said... Nobody can think or have free expression because it causes problems. The public taste for media got stupider and stupider, and politicians relied more and more on the big media corporations to stay in office. So reality itself became scripted like the fake reality shows the public obsessed over..... Sound familiar.

@sampletext4481 5 лет назад

Jokes on you *I’ve already read it.*

@Munchdecruton 5 лет назад

Haha me too

@inagricar7014 5 лет назад

Same

@overseerofvault3265 5 лет назад

Im reading it now

@nunabisness7191 5 лет назад

I read it at school

@farwakhan4423 5 лет назад

that's so edgy, bruh

@gagandeepsingh7789 3 года назад

3:44 top ten rappers eminem was afraid to diss. this book is really good tho.

@jelo1360 3 года назад

no cap tho ;)

@bostonbravenec Год назад

When I finished and shut this book I had never felt so depressed in my entire life. I realized that I live in the same world as Montag. Thanks, Ray for such a gift.

@yuviT Год назад

Now go read "1984" and "Brave New World", depression awaits!

@andros2950 Год назад

@@yuviT yooo I can't describe the feeling that I felt when I finished 1984. It was not even depression, it was something deeper and darker. I felt empty and even scared, but definitely one of the best books I've read.

@yuviT Год назад

@@andros2950 Yeah man, definitely in my personal top 10 books or even works of art. It totally blew and changed my mind, can't stop writing dytopias every since. If you enjoyed it and want a bit more, go ahead and read "Animal Farm", it was the book George Orwell wrote prior to 1984. It feels like a "kid friendly" version of 1984, in a sense. It's great and I highly recomend it. My recomnded reading order for these would be - Animal Farm, 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and then Brave New World. Also, the 1984 movie is pretty solid, I enjoyed it (I watched it after reading the book). Very very side note, the year 1984 was a great year for film lol

@andros2950 Год назад

@@yuviT I wanted to read Animal Farm and I definitely will when I get a copy, also Fahrenheit 451. I watched the movie yesterday and hence I watched this video as well. I never heard of Brave New World but I will look it up and read it if I get a copy of it. Also I have seen the trailer for the 1984 movie but never got a chance to watch it, but the trailer looks promising. Thanks for the recommendations!

@yuviT Год назад

@@andros2950 Anytime pal! Wish I was you right now haha. Brave New World, is in my opinion, a reverse image to 1984. Whereas 1984 is a dystopia, BNW is a "utopia", but as we know, all utopis are dystopias. I will say it had the most, difficult, ending for me personally. Still worth the read, I'll definitely give my kids the copy my dad gave me. And fun fact, the name is taken from one of the very last lines from "The Tempest" by Shakspere. It was my first Shakespearean play, weird but funny, so another recommendation onto you my friend!

@damnb9338 5 лет назад

1953: government will be able to spy on you in your house 2019: alexa play sicko mode

@MapleMilk 5 лет назад

👀

@lyncharles4856 5 лет назад

Way too formal. We don't do that over here

@okas425 5 лет назад

Bot Freeman Why here everyone is nerds it’s clear you copy and paste to every video you watch hoping you would get many likes to boost your self esteem.

@awies.mp4 5 лет назад

667th liker if i pressed the like button but just gon let it be like dat for fun lol

@memesarekeem 5 лет назад

@@lyncharles4856 You know I don't follow suit.

@DanteKG. 4 года назад

The 3 classics of dystopian literature: 1) George Orwell's "1984" 2) Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" 3) Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"

@ap4702 4 года назад

More like reality

@michaelh13 4 года назад

Player piano?

@charliesusi3439 4 года назад

giver?

@vane6748 4 года назад

David Nikolić hunger games. I know it is less important than these but it’s dystopian too

@isadoradavis6244 4 года назад

1984 destroyed me

@CidTheGargoyle 3 года назад

It should be required reading in schools nowadays because it’s actually scary how we’re moving towards this kind of society.

@tonygc6925 2 года назад

a lot of teachers in the high school assigned this, i live in waukegan born and raise where brad bury was born. the lit teachers in Waukegan are pushing for students to read that book. or they assigned the book.

@78anurag 2 года назад

My English teacher is telling me to read it. I may give it a try when the holidays come so I can buy books. But I have to read the latest Diary of a Wimpy kid books first lol

@-Subtle- 2 года назад

It is assigned in school. Why tf is this comment on every Ted-Ed video? tHiS sHoUlD bE tAuGhT iN ScHoOl. It's like you've never heard of school before.

@joedatius 2 года назад

we're not moving to this kind of "society" we've lived through this kind of society, our history has been this kind of society. these stories aren't about possible futures its about reflections of the past we've lived and how dangerous it is. its not a simple "uh oh scary future"

@domino_201 2 года назад

my school assigned this. i ended up reading it twice funnily enough, but I wasn't complaining. this is the most compelling of the famous dystopia books and really the most relevant.

@Kaboomboo 2 года назад

I remember reading a short story by Bradbury in elementary school called All Summer in a Day where the earth is covered in rain except for one hour every day. A girl from another place talked about how she saw the sun every day and eventually the other students in her school got fed up and stuffed her in a locker during the only sunshine. Since all the kids were too busy enjoying the sun, they forgot she was there until the rain came back. Interesting parallel that people want to silence what they don't want to hear.

@mewmew8932 Год назад

I've also read it. I believe the story takes place on Venus, in fact.

@srikarbhuvanagiri1136 Год назад

We have read it too. We thought it was about how as people, we exclude differences and minorities

@thelosttomato4020 Год назад

We had that too

@gamechanger6739 Год назад

I have read it too but I thought it was there was only sunlight every 8 years? I may be wrong

@Writer_Productions_Map 8 месяцев назад

@@gamechanger67391 hour every 7 years

@mackf.249 5 лет назад

Too bad they made me read and annotate this over summer before freshman year. It totally ruined the book for me since I was too focused filling the page with annotations to actually enjoy the book.

@surrealsupercell7217 5 лет назад

I hate annotating so much, even though I understand why it just doesn't allow me to actually absorb it.

@star5398 5 лет назад

It ruined "The Things They Carry" for me

@frisk4520 5 лет назад

Read the book at least once before you are even near close to annotating it in a classroom. No matter when the teacher says.

@sapphirestar22 5 лет назад

Schools don’t understand how you’re supposed to enjoy a book. I also had to annotate a couple of books I should’ve enjoyed, but being forced to do all this extra work really ruined the experience

@user-mx1tb1zm5w 5 лет назад

@verbulent_flow6229 5 лет назад

In my interperetation, it wasn't just about saving books, but preserving media with true quality. "It's not books you need, it's some of the things that were once in books."

@luischavez785 4 года назад

Faber

@luischavez785 4 года назад

The three most important things

@forgetful9845 4 года назад

indeed, which is why people who blindly attack media today simply because its new and interesting miss the point.

@luischavez785 4 года назад

@@forgetful9845Correct, it's not the government's causing censorship, it is the citizens fault as they remove information that could be helpful to others.

@normalperson2462 3 года назад

Well the book also preserves that notion when Montag reads the books in that he was confounded by what it was about it, and when it was made evident of their power not by being books themselves but of the quality of detail and introspection

@prolmandabeast6192 Год назад

The way Captain Beatty describes acceleration of mass culture is surprisingly chilling, especially given the fact that something like this was written over 50 years ago

@theesperanzacompromisebyja9044 3 года назад

“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” ~ Ray Bradbury

@midimusicforever 4 года назад

The scary part about this book is how we see the early symptoms in our society today, with the instant gratification and short attention spans.

@STho205 3 года назад

That isn't the scary part. That's been around a long time. The scary part that causes it is being overlooked, but is raging all around us this very minute.

@georgesracingcar7701 2 года назад

What’s good is that books like these remind us to take hard looks at society and see where things are wrong, preventing from ever becoming a true dystopia.

@sunnyside7369 2 года назад

TikTok is the manifestation of what society has/will become

@midimusicforever 2 года назад

@@sunnyside7369 Dem Hoes, and China owns you?

@mudkip90000 2 года назад

Cool. Now I don't have to read the book because I've watched this

@nafisahmad8645 5 лет назад

please never stop the 'why should you read' series,it's the best thing on youtube

@katyb3869 5 лет назад

I wanted to thumbs up this post but it had 451 likes and I didn't have the heart to change that number considering this video :P

@nafisahmad8645 5 лет назад

@@katyb3869 but it changed anyway :3

@That_onekid 5 лет назад

You mean besides PewDiePie's book review

@nafisahmad8645 5 лет назад

@@That_onekid no i don't mean that :3

@xatoor 5 лет назад

when you see a comment at 998 likes and liking it and it goes to 999 "I guide others to a treasure i can not posses"

@ramonabdiel10 7 месяцев назад

What’s most interesting is the fact that Fahrenheit 451 would itself be burned instantly if it existed in the dystopian world of the book

@forestvvoods577 2 года назад

"It was the apathy of the masses that the government capitalised on" chillingly accurate

@TheLifeFormulaa 5 лет назад

Dystopian books always provide interesting insights to our world

@KafshakTashtak 5 лет назад

They are just a very far fetched extrapolation of the current situation.

@travislyonsgary 5 лет назад

@@KafshakTashtak not particullary far feteched often enough

@c0c0nutbeans 5 лет назад

WallE

@Gameworks1407 5 лет назад

Dystopia's driven into the ground. A non-extreme remnant of absurdism.

@stevengreen9536 5 лет назад

I view the dystopian works as a warning.The world's they depict could potentially become reality if we allow it to happen.

@danieldeak9141 5 лет назад

Fahrenheit 451 Aka the world where firemen have a reverse role.

@infidelheretic923 4 года назад

At one point one character says the correct word ‘arsonist’.

@josuepalomares6820 4 года назад

Fire men still have to burn stuff like forest from time to time

@natalieanimal4063 4 года назад

It's a good pun in English, I always thought 'firemen' sounds like people who are in favor fo fire rather than opposed to it. In my language it wasn't possible to use this word here, as it literally means a fire extinguishing person, so we used something like 'fire brigade member'.

@anonymus5637 4 года назад

@@natalieanimal4063 In Spanish, at least, the term used for Firemen reminds me more to explosives worshippers (It's “Bombero”, by the way)

@natalieanimal4063 4 года назад

@@anonymus5637 Thanks for sharing that piece of info, I'm into languages(and speak a bit of Spanish but I didn't know this word), so I'm always glad to learn about them. So yeah, one could easily think it means the same as 'bomber' in English lol. (hm, could be used for a dystopia too). Like someone in advertizing once thought 'embarrass' means the same as 'embarazar' :")

@djteodoro9670 2 года назад

I am a teenager who rarely reads books, but a book about burning books was the best thing I have ever read. I can't say that I will start reading for the fun of it, but this book is everything. It is thought-provoking with great characters. I am not a fan of science fiction, but here is a science fiction book which seems to have turned into reality. Ray Bradbury's creative force needed up seeming to be a visionary's predictions of future events.

@luisfilipegodinhofreitas8163 2 года назад

I need to find a copy in Portuguese. It sounds like required reading

@cliftons.2722 2 года назад

Good to know there are smart teenagers who are exploring classic literary works. I hope you find many more great books to read.

@mehulvarshney3124 9 месяцев назад

@cliftons.2722 With all due respect, are you suggesting that teenagers who don't read classical novels are not smart? I ask this as I have met many elders who see teens who read modern novels or online books[not paper copy] are, for lack of better terms, degenerative.

@projectc.j.j3310 4 месяца назад

@@mehulvarshney3124that’s not even close to what he said…

@evank3718 3 года назад

3:44 Math class 3:47 Phys Ed 3:50 English class 3:52 Me waking up teacher slaps me 3:56 Lunch time 3:59 History

@deepanshu564 3 года назад

😂

@thedeccc3252 3 года назад

Wow so funny 😐

@idkwtvr4844 3 года назад

underrated

@yashvisharma8897 2 года назад

😂 😂 😂

@cazinho_ 2 года назад

He a little confused but he got the spirit

@SmogValley 5 лет назад

I looked up the word "Dentifrice" thinking it meant something like pleasure or something deep, only to find out it meant toothpaste XD.

@luischavez785 4 года назад

It was an ad in the book

@metalicarus8372 4 года назад

yup. french word.

@kpp28 3 года назад

I mean the etymology is pretty obvious. Dent for tooth in latin?

@SunBrohan 3 года назад

I hear earplugs help with that when riding the subway.

@arisann7083 3 года назад

Hahaha yeah, the media in the bus is blasting these comercial things to keep people from thinking

@c0ntra605 5 лет назад

I don’t know who this ted guy is, but this book looks dope

@truebobbian 5 лет назад

It is amazing! Give it a read if you haven't yet!

@Galaxy_J 5 лет назад

When will ted do the talk

@sodsurendunkhorol1576 5 лет назад

Ted come out it is time for our battle

@mindmate0 5 лет назад

@@Galaxy_J final boss

@genghiskhan4697 5 лет назад

Ted is a shy boi

@Cthaang96 3 года назад

This video introduced me to a love of reading and helped me get through this quarantine where all you could do in a congested city was look at a screen. I felt like Montag but I was never able to express these feelings into words for a long time. Thank you

@zzamora3593 2 года назад

I’m glad I was made to read this book in high school. In a sense, NOT reading is similar to burning books - if we don’t value them they are in danger of disappearing.

@fiorefiore9910 5 лет назад

"It was the apathy of the masses that gave rise to the current regime. The government merely capitalized on short attention span and the appetite for mindless entertainment" This is too close to reality....

@j4u947 5 лет назад

it is reality

@andrewkim9090 5 лет назад

Really close, but I don't think the masses are apathetic yet

@jamesklark6562 5 лет назад

I'M 12 AND THIS IS DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

@icameherejusttocomment550 5 лет назад

@@jamesklark6562 Because anything mildly insightful and with critical thought belongs in r/Im14andthisisdeep. No, of course it doesn't. There's a difference between some random comment with no actual meaning and a reflection about apathy and modern society.

@JohnSmith-ik8nt 5 лет назад

@@andrewkim9090 they are and history is being erased

@Qlegal 5 лет назад

Fahrenheit 451 is important to read because it’s slowly occurring as we speak. Adoooooooro.

@firepower7017 5 лет назад

Benosoar Thankfully the Democrats haven't taken the liberty to weaponizing the media and you'll definitely end up with this for sure. Edit: This will certainly happen in America since the people who live in it can kinda be half baked in the brain. Not saying that every US citizens have it but at least a majority and I ain't kidding

@haiironosora9714 4 года назад

@Benosoar Awesome sarcasm...

@BruteSix 4 года назад

its ok ebooks exists

@ErickSoares3 4 года назад

@@BruteSix Anti-piracy doesn't help.

@francismoore3352 4 года назад

Do you mean Adooooooorno?

@aksula-1 2 года назад

Not to mention Ray Bradbury is a poetic genius in his writing style. This book is so masterfully crafted, not only is the story incredible, but the delivery of the wording is exhilarating, unlike anything I have ever seen. I seriously, highly recommend reading Fahrenheit 451. It is so incredibly relevant today, and Bradbury was SPOT on!

@AdministratorMorale 8 месяцев назад

It's unvelieveable how much of this novel is becoming true in todays society. Short attention spans, eyes glued to screens, lesser and lesser vocabulary, you name it. We might not even realize it, but we are slowly "burning" books essentially with everything nowadays switching over to online sources. There is no more reading from textbooks when you can find your answers with a quick search. There's no more creative thought when you can just ask an AI to write you anything you could need. Truly sad.

@santoshd6613 4 года назад

"Short attention spans and mindless entertainment...." How relevant today!!!

@TH3F4LC0Nx 4 года назад

If you haven't read the book, there's a scene in it where the fire chief explains to Montag what happens when you give people quicker gratification without being made to work for it. He uses a metaphor of how the zipper replaced the button, and...well, I'll just say that it's a VERY profound passage.

@noodletribunal9793 4 года назад

this is funny cause i tried reading but got ｄｅａｄ bored. i do want to read it though, ill try again

@TheMCCraftingTable 4 года назад

@@noodletribunal9793 some novels are slow... Try reading short stories first bruh :D Some are just a couple of pages long

@noodletribunal9793 4 года назад

@@TheMCCraftingTable well, i thought 100 pages was short! it's just that all the description made me lose interest. yea, idk what my deal is. i just gotta try again. all i really want to read is this and 1984. im not much of a reader lol

@battlesheep2552 4 года назад

Every time i see someone with earbuds i think “just like Mrs. Montag”

@kay3346 5 лет назад

I am in love with the “why should you read” series!

@munendersingh5631 5 лет назад

@luissoto4121 5 лет назад

We all are they should make more

@dorianbrlic8632 Год назад

Our school gave us this book to read 2 weeks ago, it was so weird but reaching the end the perspective I saw and thought about the book changed so much, it feels like a revolutionary book for the mind

@sh00kspeared73 3 года назад

Fahrenheit 451 is one of my FAVORITE books of all time. I would give ANYTHING for a sequel, because I totally think it could have worked as a series (perks of liking a book that's so old that a sequel is literally an impossibility, amirite?). It's such a wonderfully written, powerful story.

@goldencreeper2551 8 месяцев назад

Would kind of need a prequel. A sequel would be a nuclear wasteland

@caingamin2 7 месяцев назад

Maybe insight into what their society might become if it ever manages to change

@arcticfoxanimations3540 5 лет назад

After this recommendation, I went out, bought it, and now my mouth is dry and I'm at part 3. I absolutely love this book.

@angelasibrian8680 4 года назад

How many parts?

@nicolaspinson8981 4 года назад

@@angelasibrian8680 3

@anyrarahman5481 4 года назад

YES

@marcus311 3 года назад

I finished it

@TarmaHartley 3 года назад

Agreed! I read this book in high school and ❤❤❤ it! One of my favourites.

@kirbgaming8192 4 года назад

We had a thing in our school where we had to dress up as something/someone in a book we liked Now my friend liked this book. And he said that he would dress up as a book. Another friend dressed up as a “Russian” with a flamethrower Best timing ever

@frost_co 3 года назад

welp now that school thinks russians wield portable flamethrowers

@TarekMidani 2 года назад

Rip your book friend

@mk-ki4ls 2 года назад

@@TarekMidani " rip " lol

@OrangeDied 2 года назад

@@frost_co wait they don't?

@francisco.hurtado 3 месяца назад

I just read the book, it was quite shoking to me the accuracy of the description of the society of that future and the similarities with our society today.

@afonsop0419 2 года назад

I read the book and watched the movie. The detail that stuck with me from the movie is when Montag's wife threatens to leave him if he doesn't burn the books. He promises he will after he reads him. Well, Montag's wife doesn't just leave him, she turns him in to the authorities, which wasn't in her original threat to Montag. It seems like she wanted to revenge the loss of her friends and her new TV screen she would get if Montag had gotten his promotion.

@BoneChill8118 5 лет назад

Fun fact: Guy Montag’s name was not originally Guy. In the early drafts of the story, the name was Leonard Montag.

@darkrider1878 5 лет назад

His actual name was Maito Guy

@GS-ny1ll 4 года назад

Reminds me of Leonard Mead, a character in Bradbury's short story "the pedestrian". I think both the short story and F451 are set within the same universe.

@Caroline28483 4 года назад

@@GS-ny1ll I believe so, too. Clarisse mentions at one point in the book that her uncle was arrested for being a pedestrian, probably referencing the short story.

@Caroline28483 4 года назад

@S Raaj K Lol I know I was just saying how the poem connects to the book

@amikishimoto7680 3 года назад

I think giving the main character such a generic name was a fun way for Bradbury to show how individualism was no longer a thing.

@BobMcCoy 5 лет назад

*If TED says I should, I shall!*

@HollowBonezz 5 лет назад

Ironic

@becharac 5 лет назад

you missed the whole point man

@FunkyEspelhoCat 5 лет назад

Chill out guys, this is a joke. The irony makes the joke.

@unholyharmony 5 лет назад

Woosh

@diegocabello5438 5 лет назад

Lisa Guerrero would have confronted Guy Montag.

@slimyduck2140 11 месяцев назад

One detail I loved about the book is how at the start of it it's really hard to read. Lot of punctuation, repetition, almost incoherent. But as it progress and Montag evolve, it becomes easier to read, and it expresses itself way better. I thought that was neat

@vaishnaviyadav4144 4 месяца назад

Just read it this month. The book scared me . The fact that it could and would become true unless we,the people, read, analyse, think and perceive. Today after so many years since it's publication, it seems to be slowly turning true. We are ourselves carving the path to our doom. Most people don't enjoy reading these days (there are some exceptions obviously) ,they prefer quick media . They are becoming as shallow as Montag's wife , Mildred. Let us be alert lest the books would get lost.

@noahgreer1497 5 лет назад

It gives me great peace and pleasure to know that book sales are higher than ever and millinials and gen Z visit public libraries at a higher rate than any other generations previously.

@andreaarchaeology 5 лет назад

I love hearing that!!! ❤👍📚📚📚

@BicBoi1984 5 лет назад

Zoomers are leagues ahead and better than millinials in almost every aspect

@andreaarchaeology 5 лет назад

@@BicBoi1984 I'm a millenial and I'm triggered by your comment.

@Skull-jd8ql 5 лет назад

That's amazing !!

@richardpowell1772 5 лет назад

Then, they go on their college campuses and try to get speakers they don’t agree with banned.

@SAli-uh3qr 5 лет назад

“A portrait of independent thought on the brink of extinction and a parable about a society which is complicit in its own combustion. “

@scheelite7341 5 лет назад

S Ali I was scrolling down the comments and read this one as the exact same text was read out loud at the video 🤣.

@Vortexxian 2 года назад

I'm 14 and this is deep moment

@GhostCryProductions 3 года назад

Do not forget the hidden chapter. Montag is called into Beatty office. Montag isn’t in trouble, Beatty just wants to chat. Beatty has been noticing that Montag has been seemingly bothered by something. Montag dodges the questions relating to his opinions on what they do for a living and whether he has any doubts to the reasoning behind what they do. Beatty, unsatisfied with Montag’s reluctance, go over to the side of his office and removes a section of wall to reveal bookcases filled with literature. Montag is surprised and shocked by the revelation, not understanding how Beatty could be loyal to their role, yet be in possession of contraband. Beatty explains that he firmly believes in destroying books and that literature can be a dangerous tool; however, he first defends the keeping of the collection in that the crime is in the act of reading, not owning a single book or many books. And secondly, like many others, he is illiterate and has no interest in learning to read, therefore, a book left on shelf collecting dust is just as destructive and finalizing as burning it wholesale. By Mr. Bradbury’s explanation, the chapter was left out because he thought it was too short to dedicate a chapter, nor could he find a spot in the story where it would fit without interrupting the narrative or having a side of Beatty that did not fit his characterization as someone blindly loyal to his job.

@Kahrot 6 месяцев назад

this book is soo accurate of our current situation a government coming to power by capitalizing on the peoples short attention span

@camoTiara 6 месяцев назад

I am just here to make a record of support of your post. Society is breaking down in English speaking "democracies", and England has a near fascistic government. Like a Lich, coming to full 'dark' power.

@PaladinVII 5 лет назад

Fahrenheit 451 and George Orewell's 1984 should be required reading.

@howardbaxter2514 5 лет назад

And should be warnings, not a manual on how to change our society.

@PaladinVII 5 лет назад

@@howardbaxter2514 Exactly! You get it!

@mattsmith1039 5 лет назад

PaladinVII animal farm too

@nicholasneyhart396 5 лет назад

In most schools you need to read this ,anthem, brave new world, and the giver. All the main stays of the genre.

@OceanAce 5 лет назад

They were, in my school district.

@GusCraft460 5 лет назад

I’ve heard of this book being banned and burned in some times and places, though possibly fictional, my memory isn’t too good, I can’t help but feel the pang of irony at the thought of a book about burning books being burned.

@JRed-jf7jn 5 лет назад

GusCraft460 that’s exactly the point of the book lol

@mik3_exe 5 лет назад

@@JRed-jf7jn yeah he pointed out the irony of the situation, he knows that's the point of the book lmao

@colemair5367 5 лет назад

@010Lemon010 And in countries that burn bibles it was banded iorny.

@ben3634 5 лет назад

010Lemon010 if im not mistaken i remember a school in one state banning it for that reason

@thehermit8618 4 года назад

There's an edition of the book that comes with a match and the spine is lined with match striker paper so you can burn it

@JacF6734 3 года назад

"It's no good Montag. We've all got to be alike; the only way to be happy is for everyone to be made equal. So... we must burn the books, Montag. All the books." Scary how we've reached this point now.

@guerimjj 2 года назад

Oh I'm surprised to see "Burmese" in the caption! These days we're at our worse state and I can't do anything and stuck at home watching the country falling apart. But I'm reading a lot to escape from reality for a short while... Thank you for all these recommendations.❣️

@mangolollipop_ 5 лет назад

I heavily ignored this book in high school then actually read the book when I was 18. Ever since then I became a fan of Bradbury's work. I never stopped recommending his novels.

@yourdadsof1325 4 года назад

Is there any other specific book you would recommend that he wrote?

@ratherbfishing455 4 года назад

I read it in sixth grade.

@ataraxisdrizz7827 Год назад

@@yourdadsof1325 not it being three years later 💀 but I hear the pedestrian by Ray Bradbury is good

@vaishnavigupta9111 4 года назад

Here's the fun part. The book talks extensively about short attention spans. Look at us now. Playing a video that talks about short attention spans on a 1.5x speed and how RU-vid has recently changed its display style, feeding into this instinct Sayonara!

@veronicacameron1703 2 года назад

Yep! I literally only clicked on this video because it was 4mins...didn’t wanna watch anything longer

@alexsch2514 2 года назад

I literally can't watch a video below 1.5 speed because of my adhd😂😂😂

@domino_201 2 года назад

the rise of tiktok makes it even moreso

@Vortexxian 2 года назад

@@alexsch2514 excuses, people have lived with ADHD since the dawn of time and still survived. Your now just trying to justify the fact that your attention span is decreasing, which over time will make it decrease even more, forcing you to watch at 2x speed, then click off the video after 2 seconds. Ultimatelly, you will lose your mind and become unable to live because of negative attention span. Do something about it, if you care about your life & mental well-being.

@alexsch2514 2 года назад

@@Vortexxian I'm sorry for having problems, what else should I do about it more than I do already? I read a book a week minimum.

@prestonbyrd8443 3 года назад

I read it s assigned reading for my freshman year of high school. Ever since I read "A Sound of Thunder" the previous year, I have been a fan of Bradbury's work. He has a phenomenal way of making subjects that you may feel uncomfortable about, due to their plausibility, into works that you can't put down until you're done.

@carriesmith8600 Год назад

One of my favorite books. I even have a signed copy of it that my dad got me for Christmas one year. I love all of Ray Bradbury's work but this one is special because it was the first one I read by him.

@supertwitchy4116 5 лет назад

I thought they just had the salamander symbol on them. I dont remember them being salamander shaped

@memesarekeem 5 лет назад

It would make sense either way, as in early European folk tale, it was said that salamanders were born from flames.

@christopherj2733 3 года назад

Actually, on page 37 it reads, “ They sat there looking out the front of the great Salamander as they turned a corner and went silently on. “

@christopherj2733 3 года назад

@@tormclean9657 There are other instances in the book that would substantiate their engines being of salamander shape. Of course I may be erroneous.

@lavo-ld4wm 3 года назад

There's one important point you forgot to mention about the novel : the reading banning didn't come from any totalitarian government, but from the people itself, as they started protesting against political incorrect books, so the government simply followed so it could keep some order ; just simply read the passage when Captain Beatty goes to Montag's and tells him the story on how the firefighters like them, became to be !

@blackswordsman2988 3 года назад

he mentions it he says that the state of fahrenheit 451s world came about due to the apathy of the masses and not due to a totalitarian government

@lavo-ld4wm 3 года назад

@@blackswordsman2988 that apathy is merely a consequence ; read the book, Captan Beatty truly gives away the real origins of the present situation.

@blackswordsman2988 3 года назад

@@lavo-ld4wm yea the video forgot to mention that part that you're talking about it was something about "minority" groups deeming certain books to be offensive right? and then more and more of them got banned

@lavo-ld4wm 3 года назад

@@blackswordsman2988 exactly ! As that was part of the origins of the situation, as the general sense of the plot is, reading makes you think, therefore, prevents you of being happy... of course, there's this general feeling and also what's said during Montag and Clarisse dialogues, points out towards the Consumerist Society as the "real power" behind everything (thus making the government, just a figurehead, where the nation's president is elected because of his looks, instead of his qualities).

@blackswordsman2988 3 года назад

@@lavo-ld4wm yea i agree for the most part but i think it was apathy and minority groups that contributed to the problem both like for example faber could have spoke out against it but he didnt and after the government outlawed them, peoples apathy increased because like they can just watch the tv all day for instant gratification. its a great book man

@ej2u545 Год назад

Fahrenheit 451 was a very good book and yet it’s kind of scary because it feels like that reality, is seeping in our reality. With how people refuse for people to change, or how if you’re this way then you can’t go that way. And any kind of thinking that is different is bad. I think this book is becoming more of reality than what we believe. The man who wrote the book was thinking 60 years into the future.

@intravenous6327 11 месяцев назад

That was quite the fascinating read. I finished it in one sitting- the first book in years that's managed to make me do that, as i usually can't sit still for too long (unless I'm crafting something). The descriptions were lovely, and the message rather poignant.

@rainehilbero9626 5 лет назад

I love dystopian novels so much, and I don't know why. . .but I just do.

@RaeWakefield 5 лет назад

Raine Hilbero right?! Me too

@b1e2t 5 лет назад

Raine Hilbero Same!

@R2bEEaton 5 лет назад

@@b1e2t Same! Have you read Jennifer Government?

@kuykasamjoktar6191 5 лет назад

Because those novels are based on real life."Big Brother is watching us."

@asielmilian38 5 лет назад

Lucky you.

@bernardosantos8020 3 года назад

Honestly, this is the only book I’ve read for pleasure in a long long while. I’m infatuated with it. One day I crammed 40 pages on a work day, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but I’m a very slow reader

@deangreen2567 2 года назад

You need to read Aldous Huxley’s brave new world, and Orwell’s 1984.

@78anurag 2 года назад

Relatable

@flexconnectors 3 года назад

"12 rules for life" I perfectly sensible book Banned in Norway..

@pratikmane5064 5 лет назад

It's scary how perfectly a book published 65 years ago describes today's society

@jodirex4639 5 лет назад

How is that so?

@ap4702 4 года назад

@*/ it's the concept of the limited availability of knowledge, control and keeping the masses dumbed down and complicit. In this era we habe more similarities of that book yet people still turn a blind eye to the world around us. Ironically this book is banned in many areas.

@Vortexxian 2 года назад

I'm 14 and this is deep moment

@suntzu2102 5 лет назад

This channel deserves an Oscar for it’s animation

@shozter7390 5 лет назад

Oscar ha? Not too sure about that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wILkUIzh1Jo.html

@bhq3860 5 лет назад

No it doesn't lol

@_chrshcmps 2 года назад

I remember finishing this book back in April and it's so scary cause it's so accurate of what is happening now. I only buy the book cause I was curious, it was always recommend to me and gave in and buy one. This got to be one of my fav books

@Vortexxian 2 года назад

I'm 14 and this is deep moment

@teentraveler1790 Год назад

After reading this book, it left me with a heavy heart. The ending was very sad yet filled with me with hope as the one's who still read congregated and talked with each other regarding their latest findings.

@mina-hs1qv 5 лет назад

I read this for my lit class and I have to say, the tests and due dates and assignments that come along with the book really ruined it for so many of my classmates. I hope when I am older, I can reread it and truly enjoy it. I loved the storyline and all the messages it conveys, just not being forced to read it to save my grade!

@natalieanimal4063 4 года назад

The same happened to me with so many books. I either read and enjoyed them before or after we did them in school. When people say it should be obligatory to read a book because it's very good, I always think that's exactly why I don't want it to be an obligation.

@thecheck968 4 года назад

It's scary how much our world parallels certain aspects in Bradbury's work. Constant distractions, the development of technology, and the movement away from books. But it's a double edged sword. Because now we've got so many new mediums to enjoy stories through: movies, television, video games. And they're all readily available. And to be able to go online and discuss any thoughts with nearly anybody, is... outstanding. Sure, a lot of this meaning is lost in a sea of nothingness, and some governments are cracking down on certain ideals. But our ability to share and hear stories has recently peaked. I'm sure a lot of this world would scare Bradbury, but also, some aspects would be a welcome change.

@Peterinho Год назад

I only discovered this book today and I am beyond intrigued in reading it now. I loved George Orwell's 1984, so I'm sure this will be just as good :)

@FakenameStevens Год назад

I am reading that and this just came up! My reasoning for reading it is he makes you like the characters then creates mystery about them, so there's an element of compassion

@Mephitinae 5 лет назад

Always try to find the earliest edition of any book you want to read, especially when studying religion. *Controversial facts* may have been replaced with *diplomatic lies* in later versions.

@meirsolomon5626 3 года назад

Very true.

@hugo57k91 3 года назад

@@person10 as a muslim myself, Islam (and most other religions) need to change radicaly to be able tp survive

@Todomo 4 года назад

this sounds suuuuuuuuper accurate to the world right now, i’m gonna read this

@notlogical4016 4 года назад

its based on what humanity has done to itself in the past, so i wouldn't doubt that its a lot like today too.

@forgetful9845 4 года назад

enjoy the read

@TheUltimateBlooper 3 года назад

2020: "Hold my beer..."

@STho205 3 года назад

So did you? If so did you get the cause this presenter completely skipped over (probably because it was uncomfortable)?

@TucsonDude 2 года назад

Just look around you and see who is directly behind censorship, today.

@BhaskarMitrasherlock_holmes94 3 года назад

Thank you Ted-Ed. This is an amazing recommendation!❤️

@cookeychef Год назад

i really loved the comic version of it, the plot was amasing and it was truely one of the best books i have ever read

@zacharyallen5663 4 года назад

Me when I respond to my crush: 3:44

@dinohall2595 4 года назад

First like, and you're sure to get *many* more.

@Jobe-13 3 года назад

Indeed

@petruzzi6268 3 года назад

Underrated

@bernardosantos8020 3 года назад

can relate

@stylizedbasix1257 5 лет назад

I will come back to this in 2020

@oivatoikka6116 5 лет назад

STYLIZED BASIX i just gave you the 69th like

@stylizedbasix1257 5 лет назад

@@oivatoikka6116 I will thank you later in 2020

@stuckinreality3928 5 лет назад

Hmm

@De4dPoo1 3 года назад

I just read it and omg that ending. Sooo goood, thanks for the recomendation

@jessejames8901 2 года назад

This is is becoming dangerously a reality with the recently of banning of books

@dinolover8558 5 лет назад

Oh man, I'd love it if you guys did a video on the Unwind book series. Its world building is amazing, and the character development never falls flat.

@moisesremusmajan6225 5 лет назад

3:39 this give me goosebump.

@plainkeeperathome Год назад

I listened to the audio book earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.

@Opal7777 3 года назад

3:43 when you try to make a sentence using only your keyboard's predictions

@BumanHeing 5 лет назад

1:21 Why were the vehicles in salamander shape only? Why not dinosaurs....

@James_Simon 5 лет назад

@LagiNaLangAko23...what's that

@wuznab5109 5 лет назад

You couldn’t have uploaded this video at a better time, we just started reading this at school.

@misan2002 3 года назад

an extract of this came in one of my exams. i fell in love with the book straight away. i didn't get a chance to read it yet, I hope to read it soon.

@indumathikr7774 3 года назад

I read this book on Ted-eds recommendation and it was really a wonderful book. I really can't imagine how the writer builds a whole new world (what we are becoming to be honest) in such a short novel. I really liked the last part were the many eminent and book loving people carry books on their heads. But still it was disturbing because they had to wait for the world to accept them.

@meower808 4 года назад

This books sounds inspiring and enlightening, I'd love to read it sometime :D

@blimeygirl4357 5 лет назад

This was excellent.😃 Especially the part about the acceleration of mass culture. Strange to think it's truer now than at the time when the novel was written.

@hermanhansirahm9754 3 года назад

This book analysis is very mesmerising to listen to, nearly hard to describe with mere words. It depicts Fahrenheit 451's meaning and ideas with clean accuracy. Using eloquent, articulate and breviloquent language. This video alone is reason enough to read Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel, then read it again.

@Gooddoggo4 2 года назад

My Highschool made us read this book, and I'm very glad they did! Great read and eerily relatable to our current societal issues.

@caboosethevehicledestroyer2393 5 лет назад

I read this book when i was like 13. I loved it and its still one of my favorites.

@efremendez 5 лет назад

I read this back in highschool, along with all his books in our library. I forgot what it was about, thank you for reminding me, now I don't have to waste my time re-reading it lol.

@ministerofjoy 2 года назад

Thann you so much for your work!

@MrPonytron 2 года назад

This book reminds me of some things going on in the world today, mostly on social media. A society of a simple-minded hivemind of people being judgmental towards intellectuals. I definitely gotta pick up this book now