My favourite book in English

By Potepalova Olga

• Title:”Fahrenheit 451”

• Author: Ray Bradbury

• Genre: science fiction, dystopia

• First publication: 1953

Raymond Douglas Bradbury

(1920 – 2012)

« Libraries raised me. »

The creation of the book

The first edition of the book

The plot

CharactersGuy Montag Clarisse

McClellan

“We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing.”

“No one has time any more for anyone else.”

CharactersMildred Captain Beatty

“I am happy. And proud of it.”

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take

the shot from the weapon.”

CharactersFaber Granger

“So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily.”

“Everyone must leave something in the room or left behind when he dies. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made.”

Main ideas

1.A protest against state-based censorship.

2.The threat of an illiterate, anti-intellectual, hedonistic society.

My attitude to the book

“Fahrenheit 451” gave me motivation to study hard, to be inquisitive, to deepen my knowledge whenever possible.

I recommend…

“Fahrenheit 451” to:• All science fiction lovers;• Those who question themselves about the future;

• Those who like books with a dark atmosphere;

• Those who like books with gripping plots.

Thank you for your attention!