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    Characterization Fahrenheit 451 Short Response Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian future when all books are required to be burned. The story is about Guy Montag‚ a stoic fireman whose job it is to burn books. He wears a fire helmet with the numbers 451‚ which represents the temperature at which paper burns. Montag takes pride in his job and does what he has been told without questioning it. In the beginning of the book‚ he thinks of himself as being happy. There is always a “fiery” smile on

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a book that talks about ingorance/knowledge and censorship. I will be telling you about what I think about ingorance/knowledge. I will use the pages 9 and pgs 56-57 to point out some examples of ingorance/knowledge. I will also have my own opinion about the topic with my own examples of ingorance/knowledge. In page 9 of Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse is talking to Montag about the dew on the grass and how the billboards used to be smaller and that show how Montag is ingorant abut

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    group of people. I’ve taken three books: Animal Farm‚ 1984‚ and Fahrenheit 451‚ and analyzed the different ways these authors created their own totalitarian society. In 1984‚ each and every move was monitored by telescreens. Whether you were eating‚ sleeping‚ or taking a shower‚ you were watched. In order to keep everyone in line‚ human instincts were very discouraged and morality was turned upside down. The foundation of this society was hatred and there was no attempt to hide it. Winston found

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    The Giver is a book set in a utopian society‚ however as the story reveals it is apparent that it is in fact a dystopian society. By having no choices the people were protected from making the wrong choices. The people who first inhabited Jonah’s community wanted to create a perfect society and this was their way of doing it. They took away everything that could possibly make anyone different‚ other then Jonah‚ he was chosen to be the receiver of memory. The only way it could be possible to conform

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    interest in a paper as you do in TV. Or listening to the radio in the “ seashells “ that are stated in the book Fahrenheit 451. Not as effective. Without TV‚ we wouldn’t be brought to the amazing world TV is. But yes‚ it can be bad too. It can make us lazy‚ sure. It can make us bored‚ and unemployed ( but we don’t want that now do we? ) but that’s now I treat TV. In the book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ you’re put in the future where there is a minimum speed limit rather than a maximum speed limit‚ and everybody

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    Bhaavya Rastogi Fahrenheit 451 September 26‚ 2015 Book Review Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ is a book set in a dystopian future. It revolves around Guy Montag‚ a fireman whose job is to burn books‚ which are forbidden. After talking with Clarisse‚ a weird girl who lives nearby‚ he begins to question his life’s work. Why are books so bad? One thing leads to another‚ and Guy is suddenly takes dangerous steps to save what he once burned. Fahrenheit 451 is a great sci-fi classic that makes really

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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ a story about a fireman escaping a totalitarian society‚ essentially crafts Campbell’s established hero’s journey into near perfection. The decade-old classic makes a clear effort to equally induce the reader with nostalgia by retaining common tropes of the

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    Everything is stored on server hard drives‚ flash drives and other storage media. This is what was realized in the Science Fiction Book “Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury”. An authoritarian Government was responsible for all media. In this future all books were forbidden and when discovered burned out of existence. We are moving in the direction of this dystopian future where all media is now becoming available only in electronic media format. This future is one where people are dependent on the Government

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    plastic sheath on everything was cut wide and the house began to shudder with flame.” (pg 116-117) This quote symbolizes Montag destroying his connection with the rest of society. Fire is an interesting symbol in Fahrenheit 451 because it symbolizes two different things. Through the firemen‚ who burn books and wear the number "451" on their helmets‚ fire symbolizes destruction. Yet at the same time‚ Clarisse reminds Montag of candle-light‚ and so fire‚ when controlled‚ symbolizes the flickering of

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    from technology in the book Fahrenheit 451. (BS-1) Montag’s society has an addiction to technology. (BS-2) Citizens are suffering the consequences of being addicted to it. (BS-3) People who don’t use technology all the time are better off than people who are constantly on it. (TS) The constant use of technology has a negative effect on Montag’s society. (MIP-1) Montag’s society is addicted to technology and it’s all that they care about. (SIP-A) People in this society alway feel that they need technology

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