Role Of Individuality In Fahrenheit 451
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In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury creates a society that has lost its humanity by valuing instant satisfaction over knowledge through characters that lack the individuality to live meaningful lives. Guy Montag is conversing with his wife Mildred and her friends lives.“I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month; it’s not bad at all. You heave them into the ‘parlor’ and turn the switch. It’s like washing clothes; stuff laundry in and slam the lid”(Bradbury 93). This statement demonstrates as soon as the children go to school they do no think on their own or ask questions which leads them to live a non-meaningful life. I assume everyday the children have the same routine …show more content…
of watching the parlor 24/7, in school and at home from the time they are born to the day they died. The government controls what they are thinking all the time and they are no longer an individual person. The parenting style is to not talk to their children because Mrs. Phelps said, “Caesareans or not, children are ruinous; you're out of your mind” (Bradbury 92). The parents have children to ensure the population continues to live on. The instant gratification is that the kids are not taught that life can be hard. The children will not change because if there is an easy way and a hard way for the same incentive, children will choose the easy way. Most of the time the easy way is selected because it’s in your comfort zone. Beatty is talking to Montag when he took a day off after the lady burned herself. He explains how and why books became banned. “You always dread the unfamiliar”(Bradbury 55).
People dread the unfamiliar because they do not like change and in this society they have created a life where you never have to push yourself; instead happy to be just mediocre. This society has no individualism and lacks the desire to progress to be better which is the key to a successful life. With their inability of individuality everything can seem bland and constant. Mildred was asked by Guy Montag about the ‘Parlor’ right after he showed her all the books he kept. “Does the white clown love you? No answer… does your ‘family’ love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul” (Bradbury 73). This is a major change in her life and she is at a crossroads of internal conflict of what is real and not real. She was overloaded with non-real information from the ‘Parlor’ and Guy reveals to her the reality of books. Mildred feels conflicted because society has programmed her that books are bad and illegal. In conclusion, Fahrenheit 451 is a thought provoking book that demonstrates the internal struggle of people not becoming programmed and to become an individual with their own thoughts and ideas. Each generation has a starting bar of success from the previous generation’s and people should take pride in one's generation to advance the society and raise the bar and
not bring it down.
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury creates a society that has lost its humanity by valuing instant satisfaction over knowledge through characters that lack the individuality to live meaningful lives. Guy Montag is conversing with his wife Mildred and her friends lives.“I plunk the children in school nine days out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month; it’s not bad at all. You heave them into the ‘parlor’ and turn the switch. It’s like washing clothes; stuff laundry in and slam the lid”(Bradbury 93). This statement demonstrates as soon as the children go to school they do no think on their own or ask questions which leads them to live a non-meaningful life. I assume everyday the children have the same routine …show more content…
of watching the parlor 24/7, in school and at home from the time they are born to the day they died. The government controls what they are thinking all the time and they are no longer an individual person. The parenting style is to not talk to their children because Mrs. Phelps said, “Caesareans or not, children are ruinous; you're out of your mind” (Bradbury 92). The parents have children to ensure the population continues to live on. The instant gratification is that the kids are not taught that life can be hard. The children will not change because if there is an easy way and a hard way for the same incentive, children will choose the easy way. Most of the time the easy way is selected because it’s in your comfort zone. Beatty is talking to Montag when he took a day off after the lady burned herself. He explains how and why books became banned. “You always dread the unfamiliar”(Bradbury 55).
People dread the unfamiliar because they do not like change and in this society they have created a life where you never have to push yourself; instead happy to be just mediocre. This society has no individualism and lacks the desire to progress to be better which is the key to a successful life. With their inability of individuality everything can seem bland and constant. Mildred was asked by Guy Montag about the ‘Parlor’ right after he showed her all the books he kept. “Does the white clown love you? No answer… does your ‘family’ love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul” (Bradbury 73). This is a major change in her life and she is at a crossroads of internal conflict of what is real and not real. She was overloaded with non-real information from the ‘Parlor’ and Guy reveals to her the reality of books. Mildred feels conflicted because society has programmed her that books are bad and illegal. In conclusion, Fahrenheit 451 is a thought provoking book that demonstrates the internal struggle of people not becoming programmed and to become an individual with their own thoughts and ideas. Each generation has a starting bar of success from the previous generation’s and people should take pride in one's generation to advance the society and raise the bar and
not bring it down.