The overall atmosphere of the book, Fahrenheit 451, was serious, bewildered, and foreboding. From the first page of the book to the very last page, everything seemed so humorless and weighty. There was not one second when I read and laughed at some kind of cheerfulness. Guy Montag was constantly in a situation of deep thoughts or anxiety. He was always in conflicts, questioning himself and the world, for the truth. Confusion of the world and the reality of books kept the bewilderment going. Therefore, this seriousness and bewilderment also kind of contributed to the foreboding mood of the book. There always seemed to have a hidden secret, which felt somewhat evil and dangerous. For example, when Montag first encountered the Hound, the growling and hostile response showed the foreboding mood automatically.
Even though this novel did contain an immensely dark image, it actually did not depress or sadden me. Most of the time, I just felt curious of what will happen next and of what the real truth is that kept making my understandings vague. The dark images and mood of the novel were not melancholy; it felt more of a mysterious and evil type. Plus, almost everyone in the story, except for the 'normal' characters seemed to be out of their minds and have no genuine feelings. There was no mourning from them, which is the only factor that saddens me in novels.
3 comments:
About the mood, I felt the same way. How it was dark and evil like. I also like how you said that there always was a hidden secret. But I think it would have been better to write down why you didn't feel sad about the It was nice too see another thought in comparison to mine.
Because I just had my mood written in my blog, it was interesting to read yours because I was able to compare yours and mine. I agree that the overall mood of this book was serious, bewildered, and foreboding. In my blog, I have written that this book was quite melancholy to me and I found out that you have different opinion than me. Oh! also, I totally agree with the part when you said that the book made you curious which made me want to flip to the next page! I really enjoyed and agreed a lot with your blog of how you thought about the mood of this book!
I think all people who read this felt that the mood was shady, as you. I also thought so..
I was surprised that the book didn't saddened or depressed you because I was quite saddened by the situation the characters were placed..I think that different perspectives made different thoughts:)
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