Fahranheit 451: Beatty's Explanation of History

In Guy Montag’s world, history is an unknown subject. The spread of TVs the size of a wall was extremely rapid, so slow moving books gave people a sense of boredom instead of pleasure. The government completely took control of what people thought by using the TVs as an instrument to have total control of thought, to brainwash the citizens of their country. Political situations were proposed with complete propaganda showing either one-sided information—therefore the only information—or nothing at all. When Montag is unsure of the life before him, Beatty explains that they started the condensation of everything: books, newspapers, classes, the need for discipline, and one unmentioned condensed thing was free, creative thought. Although Beatty has been informed of the past, he still passionately believes that their present life is the correct lifestyle and that it’s better for the community to be unaware of any real things that happen or have happened. “Why learn anything…” (p. 55) Beatty accepts what the government tells him and believes it must be true, agreeing that with the society unaware, nothing can go wrong; the ironic thing is that “perfect” life has reached complete insanity.

Infinity Chamber

Life will continue until eternity ends,
Until infinity is discontinued.
Does infinity ever stop?
How large is infinity?
How far can infinity go?

You see the stars go into the distance
But they stand still.
They reach such a far distance
That the star we see may no longer exist.
The past remains in the past
Oh, so far away.
The past was once full of life
Now just a faint memory.
As time goes on,
The memories multiply,
Extending in all directions.
And as the memories sit in our head,
They grow weaker,
Seeming smaller and farther away.
The present is here for a split second,
Then dies away
Untouchable.

The Infinity Chamber represents life.
When you are locked in the small chamber
You experience the present
The precious time you live
Watching life go by.
Behind you lay your memories,
Your times of remembrance.
The glass in this chamber simply restricts
As life confines you to the present
Unable to relive the past again,
Yet the glass was made to be clear and see through
To represent availability to see memories in your mind.
The past has passed leaving only future ahead.
When one finishes reading this,
It too can be seen behind the glass
Of the mysterious infinite chamber.

Pip's Great Expectations of Love

People expect to fall in love and live happily ever after in their life hoping it will exceed perfection, but a life with purpose is anything but perfect. In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip aims so high for love unaware that he should not have such high expectations. Pip’s love for people like Estella will never be true for he has set the bar way out of reach. Estella knows that Pip is too good for her so she treats him poorly but Pip feels as if he is not nearly good enough for her. Hurt emotions will run over Pip many times before he gets wounded very deeply in his heart. However this will make him stronger and more knowledgeable making him realize he is too pure for Estella, and transform him from an innocent kid into an experienced adult. His love for Joe is mutual and that helps to make Pip more of a person and not just a kid. “But I loved Joe—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him—and as to him my inner self was not so easily composed.” (p. 40) The theme of the entire novel grasps all aspects of love; when love must be fought for, it screams complication, but when it is pure, it falls into place like magic.

Great Expectations: Who is Wemmick?

Wemmick's character in this novel, compared to the other characters, portrays a very unique personality meant to help make all the people that he meets love him. His strive to fit in is so high that he shows different sides of himself to different people. Jaggers has great expectations for Wemmick and intimidates him greatly; along with Jaggers, Pip is beginning to have high expectations for everything. Now Wemmick feels forced to meet the expectations everyone has for him, hoping to overachieve in pleasing them so that he can receive acceptance in return. Love is important to him, like many people in the world; this idea grasps the most important aspect of Wemmick's life.

Red, White and Blue

A flag can be all colors
All patterns and sizes too.
So what is the importance
Of colors red white and blue?

Red stripes stand for courage and
For sacrifice people made,
Showing the bloodshed in war
Maybe from a single blade.

White represents our peace
And kindness shown throughout
America, the beautiful.
It’s great without a doubt.

Blue shows the freedom which was
Fought for all the way through.
I'm proud of American
Colors Red, white, and blue.

Mountain of Dreams

As I am opening a magazine before I go to bed, what do I see before my eyes but a paid trip for a journey up Mount Everest. My eyes grow more tired as the minutes go by, becoming a struggle to keep them open. Soon I find myself at this natural beauty. We are climbing higher and higher and we are becoming weaker and weaker. The temperature has been dropping as we escalate up this wondrous beauty. We must pitch a tent before day turns to night--providing us with warmth and protection. Starting a fire can be such a difficult task, so we try and try again. Each time it ignites, the strong winds blow it out like a candle. Goose bumps on my body have become such a tremendous size that it feels as though they alone could reach the top of this mountain. Camp, now set for the night, leaves us waiting with dreams floating around in our heads before the sun rises once again. When I open my eyes I find myself lying in my bed untucked from the comforter to discover that all of this was simply a dream in my head. All of that excitement over nothing. Not to my surprise, the heater in my house broke that night.

The Good Earth: Uncle and City Response

Wang Lung's uncle is quite a character in this novel. All of his actions seem to mess up Wang Lung's Life; for example, he threatens him to give him money or he will tell the village people that Wang Lung shows greediness. This time he gives in but when one thing leads to another the village people come in a mass to steal Wang's "extra food and money". O-lan feels nervous and scared yet shows no expression on her face. For once she actually had an angry tone in her voice and toldd them that they couldn't steal their furniture because they could have sold their own. The uncle of Wang Lung tries but doesn't succeed to help him during the drought. he never knows what to do from his lack of intelligence and Wang Lung realizes that he must respect this stupid man all for the good of his family.
During the drought, Wang had to move south to the city--quite a change from the farm he used to live on. In our day this could be related to moving from silos to Los Angeles. people beg, people steal, people die. All of this happened to their family. O-lan and the boys beg, and their younger son stole meat-- their poverty reached an ultimate low. It's hard to imagine life like this when we are so fortunate. Could you imagine strangling your infant daughter so the rest of your family can survive? City life changed the way Wang Lung thought of his old town making him wish he could move back.