Fahrenheit 451 Essay
Choice # 1:
In the book Fahrenheit 451, Beatty claims that "If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood" (61).* What Beatty means here, is that if people don't want society to have knowledge, then all knowledge-bearing materials must be destroyed, which in this instance, are books. Books give people knowledge and more complications, which he claims can make people less happy. Ignorance is bliss because every character in Fahrenheit 451 who discovers the truth is in immediate trouble, and completely loses their control on life.
Clarisse is a character who finds herself in trouble because of awareness of the truth. For example, Clarisse says "Oh, they don't miss me, I'm antisocial. I don't mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed" (29). She cannot fit in with her peers because of her education, and has a hard time "socializing" at all. A child who is incapable of making friends due to higher education is a very troubling experience for anyone. Beatty also says "Clarisse McClellan? We've a record on her family. We've watched them carefully. Heredity and environment are funny things. You can't rid yourself of all the odd ducks in just a few years" (60). Because of Clarisse's family background, and their history, Beatty and the rest of the firemen keep a very close eye on her family. Her entire family is looked upon as social outcasts because of their lack of ignorance. Clarisse later disappears from society. Clarisse is separated and discriminated against, and for this, she was not even able to function in society due to her education.
Even more troubling, are the events that occur at Mrs. Blake's house. Mrs. Blake held in her possession an entire library of books, and the fire department is called to have them destroyed (36-38). By the time the fire department got there, and pumped kerosene all over the entire house, she refuses to leave the house. She said "You can stop counting" as the firemen continued to count and give her time to evacuate the
In the book Fahrenheit 451, Beatty claims that "If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood" (61).* What Beatty means here, is that if people don't want society to have knowledge, then all knowledge-bearing materials must be destroyed, which in this instance, are books. Books give people knowledge and more complications, which he claims can make people less happy. Ignorance is bliss because every character in Fahrenheit 451 who discovers the truth is in immediate trouble, and completely loses their control on life.
Clarisse is a character who finds herself in trouble because of awareness of the truth. For example, Clarisse says "Oh, they don't miss me, I'm antisocial. I don't mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed" (29). She cannot fit in with her peers because of her education, and has a hard time "socializing" at all. A child who is incapable of making friends due to higher education is a very troubling experience for anyone. Beatty also says "Clarisse McClellan? We've a record on her family. We've watched them carefully. Heredity and environment are funny things. You can't rid yourself of all the odd ducks in just a few years" (60). Because of Clarisse's family background, and their history, Beatty and the rest of the firemen keep a very close eye on her family. Her entire family is looked upon as social outcasts because of their lack of ignorance. Clarisse later disappears from society. Clarisse is separated and discriminated against, and for this, she was not even able to function in society due to her education.
Even more troubling, are the events that occur at Mrs. Blake's house. Mrs. Blake held in her possession an entire library of books, and the fire department is called to have them destroyed (36-38). By the time the fire department got there, and pumped kerosene all over the entire house, she refuses to leave the house. She said "You can stop counting" as the firemen continued to count and give her time to evacuate the