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    Fahrenheit 451 “Comparison” Essay Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ differentiates from the cinematic form of the novel directed by François Truffaut in numerous ways. Bradbury states‚ “The movie was a mixed blessing. It didn’t follow the novel as completely as it should have. “It’s a good movie: it has a wonderful ending; it has a great score by Bernard Hermann. Oskar Werner is wonderful in the lead. But Truffaut made the mistake of putting Julie Christie in two roles in the same film

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    The novel Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ is a renowned and award winning piece of literature. The story takes place in an alternate timeline in which reading and being in the possession of books are both illegal. To protect these legal policies‚ firemen now do the exact opposite of what they do in today’s world. In this novel‚ firemen burn books. The title is an obvious allusion to this‚ as books burn at the temperature of 451° Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit 451 is a work of many themes‚ including

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    “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress‚ in every society‚ in every family.” Fahrenheit 451 is a story that shows the conflict of knowledge and ignorance. Montag is promoting ignorance by burning books‚ which symbolize knowledge. The ignorance is reflected in society where the government controls the media. The fireman’s duty is to destroy knowledge by burning books and promote ignorance in order to equalize society and promote sameness. Bradbury illustrates

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    The novel Fahrenheit 451 is about how in this world books are not allowed to be read and anybody who was caught reading books‚ would have their house burnt down‚ along with the books they read being burnt also. The novel was a warning to society because it shows how reading books is important and without books we won’t have information‚ knowledge‚ and comprehension. We get information from reading books. Without them we wouldn’t get any information or learn new words. Without books we wouldn’t

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    Madison Amos Shube LA II‚ Period 1 1December 2011 Farhenheit 451 In Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ he tells the story of a charector named Montag with a wife named Mildred. Even though‚ Mildred and Montag are married in the novel‚ he portraies them to not have the closest relationship and do not seem that intamite on a physical or emotional level. Shockingly‚ one night he finds Mildred in her room‚ laying on her bed with what he describes as "a snow-covered island upon which ran might

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    English I Patrick Rojvall Study Guide Questions for Fahrenheit 451 Answer the following questions in paragraph form. These questions should act as a reading guide and are not intended to replace careful reading of the novel’s themes and development. Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander (pages 3-14) 1. What do the "fireman" do for a living? For a living the “fireman” burns books and occasionally some people‚ if they are with the book. It’s quite different

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    Fahrenheit 451 This story is by Ray Bradbury and it’s a science fiction novel. It was written in Los Angeles‚ California during 1950-1953. This is a third-person‚ limited omniscient; follows Montag’s point of view‚ often articulating his interior monologues. The setting is sometime in the twenty-fourth century around an unspecified city; there have been two atomic wars since 1990. Montag is a fireman in charge of burning books in a grim‚ futuristic United States. The book opens with a brief description

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    Fahrenheit 451 introduces a new society in which the population is plagued with sameness. Individuality is not accepted and an intellectual is outlawed. Instead of a fireman preventing fires‚ they are now seen as the flame thrower‚ destroying books which are considered evil because they make people stop and think. Everyone enjoys the same: nature and watching TV. With this plot‚ Bradbury raises the idea that man should think for himself as opposed to letting the government or the television do it

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    Fahrenheit 451 Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander 1. What is the significance of Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse’s eyes? A. it Dignifies Montag as he remembers the time when electricity had gone out and his mom had lit a candle that in a sense brought them together and made each other feel safe by one another. When he looks in Clarisse’s eyes‚ he feels safe and comfortable being with her with no worries whatsoever. 2. Clarisse causes Montag to recall a childhood memory in which

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    How would the world be if it is being controlled with oppression by its own government? Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Bradbury‚ is a novel that talks about a society controlled by a government who tries to brainwash people’s minds and get rid of their knowledge. Guy Montag‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ is a firefighter whose job is to burn the possessions of those who read books. After he meets Clarisse McClellan a girl with free thinking ideals and a liberate spirit causes him to question his own

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