In Fahrenheit 451, on page on page 121, Montag is thinking about what he had just done. He had heard people crying and shouting. He said that Beatty was no longer the problem. Montag said that Beatty always said "don't face your problems, burn them!' Montag had done exactly this. There are people today that don't like to face the problems. The real problem is that if you don't face them, it's just going to get worse. I know that there are times where I didn't want to face my own problems, but I have always found out that it doesn't make it any better. I found out the hard way by not facing my problems and just ignoring them. People today should not ignore their problems. They should do the right thing by facing the consequences that they caused.
After Montag had burned Beatty, he got to thinking. He had said that he felt like a fool and an idiot for his actions. He didn't know what to do about it, so he started saying the Beatty wanted to die because he didn't do anything to stop it. Montag caused a huge problem and didn't want to face it. He tried covering it up by saying that Beatty wanted to die. People today kind of do the same thing. If they do something terribly wrong, they try and make it sound like it wasn't such a bad thing. In the end, the truth will always come out, and it's just going to cause more problems for that person. I think if Montag keeps ignoring his problems, he is going to cause BIGGER problems by the end of the book. If you have a problem, just face it and then you won't have to worry about it anymore.
--Ashley Schnipke(:
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I found the comment where Beatty said something about, 'when you have a problem, burn it,' interesting. I personally found it as just an excuse and an easy way to not have to deal with their issues. Instead of facing the problem and taking care of it correctly, they want to burn the issue and just keep going with life.
ReplyDeleteIn our society today, I think we have some type of similarity to that. We don't necessarily burn our problems, but we run from them and/or ignore them. Most people will learn their lesson for doing so and learn to face their problems the next time. Though, there are some people who keep running from their issues and choosing to ignore their problems and act like its not bothering them. That kind of attitude sort of relates to Mildred and her friends.
So I would disagree with the, 'if you have a problem, burn it.' statement. My opinion is to face it and find a solution. It'll be hard- especially for the people in the book since that is how they've always ran things -but it's the right thing to do.
:)Kearsten Cantrell --