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    is just another word in the english language. There is a distinct difference between these two types of people making it so easy to compare and contrast them in many aspects. Fahrenheit 451 shows these two people in the world at an ongoing battle between each other which sets it up for quite the conflict. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury conveys that knowledge supersedes ignorance through Clarisse changing Montag‚ Montag getting Mrs Bowles out of his house‚ and showing the effects of television to society

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    Rachael Rowe Mrs. Daniel-Kopp English 3U1-04 April 4‚ 2012 Society Affects Individuals Society has a powerful influence over individuals’ actions‚ but that power and influence is not carried over to an individuals’ mindset. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ the two characters Faber and Beatty have very similar personalities. Though the way of society has drastically influenced how each responds accordingly to social standards. Faber has followed the path that society has paved for

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    Marriage‚ the undying love bond between two people that wish to continue their lives together until death do them part. When getting married the relationship is to be honored above all costs and everlasting. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Mildred is married to Guy Montag. In their society‚ books are forbidden it is against the law to possess‚ read or study any single book. When a person is found to be in possession of a book‚ firefighters will come and properly dispose of the book along with

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    In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury uses character development to support the theme of the importance of knowledge versus ignorance of knowledge. The knowledge books contain is ignored by society because of strict laws that prohibit people from reading books‚ and requires the burning of books. The law also influences people to ignore the knowledge contained in books with the hope of creating an equal society. Throughout the novel Guy Montag transforms through his interactions with others and

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    Joseph Brodsky‚ a Russian poet once mentioned that “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 integrates themes such as censorship; disguised as entertainment through characters‚ events or other themes censorship becomes one of the most seen themes throughout the novel especially in the following instances: firemen burning books‚ prohibition of books‚ and mass media (TV). Characters such as Montag the firemen‚ Clarisse the girl

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    (MIP-1) The society is lacking knowledge and memory‚ but the people preventing them from getting this believe there is a reason to hide it from them. (SIP-A) Many people in Fahrenheit 451 are lacking memory and knowledge. (STEWE-1) Mildred and Montag both experience a lack of recollection‚ "The first time we ever met‚ where was it‚ and when?... I don’t know" (40). Montag and Mildred both forgot where they met‚ usually something that a husband and wife would recall. (STEWE-2) Most of the members of

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    books are banned. Protagonist Montag is a fireman who keeps the fire at 451 degrees‚ the temperature at which paper burns. He finds a deep desire for stories after he meets a book-loving girl named Clarisse‚ and reads a few on poetry. When Montag realizes how precious they are‚ he meets a man named Faber who is willing to help him preserve the knowledge in books‚ even if that means getting burnt. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451‚ a major topic is the idea that censorship can brainwash and change

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    Fahrenheit 451 has several unique themes such as Technology and Religion. This novel takes place in a futuristic world and throughout it demonstrates symbolic materials such as the small seashells radio broadcasts in the people’s ear. Technology has virtually immersed itself at that time. Montag asked Faber if there was any copies of the Bible and some other books but finds a way to get a hold of one‚ even though reading books is illegal. Near the end‚ when Guy finds a group of men called “The Book

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    are often confused with happiness. Bradbury does this by presenting Montag with ideas and actions from other characters which eventually impact the decisions of Montag. In the beginning‚ books could be found everywhere until firemen were given the job to burn them. Since reading was banned‚ no one was allowed to have books. Everyone was brainwashed or disabled from thinking on their own. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Bradbury writes “‘ You can’t rid yourselves of all the odd ducks in just a few years. The home

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    of more." (Bradbury 61). Ray Bradbury shows how the government in the world of Fahrenheit 451 keeps its citizens ’happy’‚ swaying them away from politics and negative things that they think might affect them in some way. "It was a pleasure to burn."(Bradbury 7). This is how Bradbury introduces Guy Guy and the life of a fireman‚ he describes what the job and life style of a fireman is and it is radically different from the firemen in today’s culture. Rather than extinguish fires‚ they start them and

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