In Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" dissident factions thwart the government's attempt to eradicate the written word by becoming it -- each person choosing a book special to them and memorizing it, able to recite it word-for-word on request. When Sarah Palin'
merocrush verified that the question should have read: "In Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" people thwart government's attempts to eradicate books by memorizing them -- each person choosing one special to them and memorizing it, able to recite it word-for-word on request. Which book will you choose and why?"
This is both a wonderful and a very tough question. My automatic response is to chose the biggest and best book on the world's mythology so that we wouldn't lose those stories. Those books do tend to be fairly dry, but it would be my hope that the stories would live on as people retell them. Part of me feels that books on medicinal herbs or first aid might be more important, but assuming that it is a 451 world, science and medicine still exist. If I were to chose a non-fiction book, I'd be tempted to go with "Lord of the Rings" (Tolken wrote it as one book with three parts, the publishers decided to split it into three) as it is such a complete universe. All of this being said, I'm not particularly good at word-for-word memorization. Monologues were always the biggest challenge for me when I was pursuing acting.
Also, love the question, Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books.
I would more than likely memorie information though I would like you be tempted to do Lord Of The Rings.
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