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    positive? Is our society close to that now or is our society much different from that description? In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ the citizens don’t have rights we have today. The people try to hide their feelings and only care about themselves. This describes our society a little because people are still fighting for rights and there is crime wherever you go. The dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451 is much like and different from our society today. In the novel‚ the people act dull and in unison. Even

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    “It’s not the books you need‚ it’s some of the things that once were in books” (78). Fahrenheit 451 ‚ written by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction book that is set in the future. Guy Montag‚ a fireman‚ has never once questioned his job of destroying printed books‚ along with the houses‚ until he has to run for his life for having them. Destroying information‚ creating mechanical hounds‚ and killing people are three acts that occurred in Fahrenheit’s society‚ that could also occur in ours. In our

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    Understanding that fireman set fire instead of putting them out is difficult to comprehend. For instance‚ in Fahrenheit 451 setting fire to books is a dramatic interpretation which leads to dehumanization. Life of 1953 future was a society of deceit and lacked independence. It was a world without books to read. The author‚ Ray Bradbury‚ observed how technology has made people become less human and less capable of independent thought. It was also not normal for pedestrians to talk and have meaningful

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    discretion” (Oxford Dictionaries). As the world becomes more technical and the government continues to grow in power‚ the less free will the people will have. This idea is what books like Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel‚ by Tim Hamilton‚ and “Minority Report‚” by Philip K. Dick‚ represent. In both Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel and “Minority Report‚” predictions made about the future and the lack of freedom are presented when the stories discuss the dangers of technology‚ government control‚

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    they are in total control of their lives‚ the dystopian society in ‘Fahrenheit 451‘ resembles the present day world because people have stopped questioning the government mainly due the fact that they have stopped reading which makes them ignorant and their lack of knowledge and their inability to think makes the government’s job easier to control and manipulate them through fear . Another reason why the society in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ resembles the current world is the excessive use of technology‚

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    Utopia through Materials? Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a materialistic society that has forgotten social interaction with each other. This materialistic society is where Bradbury believed society today is headed. The materialistic society in Fahrenheit 451 created through Bradbury’s cynic views of society. His views of society are over-exaggerated in contrast with today’s events‚ especially in the areas of censorship and media mediocrity. The purpose of

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    ! Journal Entry #1 ! ! ! My friend Banquo and I were returning from a battle we had just participated ‚ as we rode our horses on a trail that leads us to King Duncans castle i felt a very unusual feeling i’m not quite sure if it was because i had just killed thousands of men or if there was a beyond explanation to why i felt so unusual. Banquo and I were still on our way when suddenly we both heard odd noises ‚ I was prepared to defeat anything or anyone coming my way. I yelled out to say

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    WWI Journal Entries/Letters Dear Ma Today at the shore‚ I was sucking in some coffin nails when a cricket ball exploded meters away from our platoon. The troops had a speechless expression on their dials. A few hundred meters a lot of stoushing was going on with the Abduls and us. We had to make three more A.N.Z.A.C soups yesterday. The amount of men they Abduls stole from us is unforgiveable. The majority of our men died from aunties right in front of our eyes and the few that survived had

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    Symbolism of the Pheonix in Fahrenheit 451 Dakota Davis The Phoenix has been used as a symbol of great importance for thousands of years expressing the beliefs of the Egyptians and Chinese in the ancient times‚ as well as being the national symbol for the United States until 1902. The Phoenix assists author Ray Bradbury to give hope to a futuristic censorship society without passion‚ morals‚ or beliefs.  In Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag‚ Clarisse‚ Faber‚ and others are all portrayed as phoenixes in their

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    Jamie Moseley 17‚ October‚ 2012 Ms. Telesca English 101H Fahrenheit 451 Analysis In all societies‚ knowledge breeds life and understanding about mankind and the world surrounding it. Without the purposeful application of knowledge‚ the entropy of ignorance sweeps civilization into ruin and decay. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Bradbury asserts the point that knowledge is the foundation of civilization and if removed‚ what is left is a decaying society ravaged by stupidity and immorality. War‚ technology

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