Journal Entry 4

“Enough of that!” said Captain Beatty.  “Where are they (Bradbury, 36)?”  This is what Captain Beatty (the firemen’s captain), asked a lady who he accused of having books before he slapped her in her face.  She replied saying “You know where they are or you wouldn’t be here (Bradbury, 36).”  This part of the book astonished me.  It struck me on how crazy the future was as well as the people.  It’s crazy that a woman got assaulted just because she was accused of having books when it wasn’t even her who had the books.  It was her neighbor.  On page 36 it says that the firemen then began swinging silver hatchets at doors that were, after all, unlocked, tumbling through like boys all rollick and shout. “Hey!”  It’s crazy that the firemen have the right to break into people’s home just to set the books on fire, followed by everything else catching on fire. I can’t imagine what life would be like if books were illegal.  People would never be able to read about what happened in history.  Books are a way to educate people and it would be unreal if they weren’t allowed.