Collapse pt 1

The book Collapse starts somewhere around the year 2027 during which america is in a war with the middle east along with Europe and the american people are facing a second great depression along with undetectable terrorists. The story follows the veiwpoints and lives of several people including a billionaire named Howard Beck, the chief of police in a small town in Texas, a group of hurricane survivors in florida, a prison inmate, and the President and through them and a few others  we see the dire situation the author has set for america just just 13 years from now.

 In the first few chapters of the book we see the characters and how they are living, we also learn of a few characters pasts. The first character we see really change at all is the cheif of police in Texas, Max.In the very begining of the book Max is grumpy, lazy, and addicted to painkillers for his mysterious injury in his leg. When Max hears of a massive catagory 5 hurricane much like the one that, in the story, destroyed Florida he suddenly becomes very passionate about his job and for the first time in years takes chargeto evacuate his small town.

Fahrenheit 451 characters

Clarisse is 17 years old and crazy as descirbed by herself. In my opinion she is extremely curious almost to a dangerous level because it causes her to explore the future world she lives in I also think she is a little fearless or careless because shes not afraid to find the truth either that or she doesnt care what will happen so she finds what she wants to know.

  A good quote she says is, "So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean. But you're just a man, after all..." this shows how clarisse is different and she knows it and by telling Montag this we know she isnt afraid to tell people she is different. She is also kind of careless. For example she was told that she is anti-social but doesnt seem to care at all.