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    one two‚ one two‚ one two‚ six of them‚ nine of them…” (p 11). Badbury uses repetition here to create Montag’s thoughts. Also supports the idea of how chaotic everything is. In the end‚ Bradbury’s style affects many different parts and pieces of Fahrenheit 451. His italics are used for a better emphasis on words and produces a more realistic dialogue. Dialogue helps with character interaction and the thoughts outside Montag’s head. Also helps us determine characteristics of certain characters in the

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    Who are Mildred Montag and Clarisse McClellan? Mildred and Clarisse are the main female characters in Fahrenheit 451. These two women both represent the two sides of society. Clarisse represent the feared and unspoken. She is extremely anti-social to the outside world. While Mildred is more outspoken. Mildred is a social able person that falls in with the crowd. She does everything everyone else does. She honestly does not care about anything or anyone. (Besides her TV family) Everything about Mildred

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    While reading Fahrenheit 451‚ it became clear to see the many reasons why it was a banned book at one point. Ray Bradbury includes multiple remarks about religion‚ specifically the Bible and the superior power God. He not only includes talk of religion but also makes it clear that the society which Montag lives in is clearly corrupt‚ but for most of the people within that society‚ it seems perfectly stable. What may be completely shocking to some when they first read Fahrenheit 451 may be the fact

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    decide what is? Censorship prevents people from being able to have their own thoughts‚ since everything is delivered in a "safe" form. This results in the inability to involve or move forward in society. These topics are explored thoroughly in Fahrenheit 451‚ a book written by Ray Bradbury in 1953. The story takes place in a dystopian society where all books are banned and free thinking is discouraged and punishable. It is told from the point of view of our protagonists‚ Guy Montag‚ whom of which

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    In the book Fahrenheit 451 the setting is in a suburban city in the twenty fourth century‚ in this book‚ the government is afraid that the people in the city will learn too much from these books‚ so the books of the innocent are burned‚ and unfortunately the town has a girl named Clarisse McClellan she is a young girl who causes Montag (the main character) to reconsider his field of work later in the story she is also being alienated by everyone she comes into contact with in the town. They all think

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    George orwell’s 1984 and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 share similar main characters corresponding with their extraordinary alike themes. Setting in a dystopian society where literature was not allowed. History re-written to fit the government’s or society’s needs to stay in this dystopian manner. With their themes so alike comparing both winston and montag easily done. Having similar but different life both ‚ wanting to share the joys of reading‚ ‚ having a job dealing with the destruction of

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    society in the book Fahrenheit 451. While this sounds very different from our world‚ we are still alike in some ways. While we don’t burn books but encourage learning and thinking‚ both of these societies have lots of technology that people distract themselves with to try to be happy. To start off with‚ we encourage learning. In school‚ they try to teach us how to think and be creative. We learn a lot of useful skills and facts and methods of learning. In Fahrenheit 451‚ in

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    blanketly removing the unacceptable or directly confronting and conquering the incorrect behaviors through allowing independent thought. Both McCarthyism and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 manifest this conflict and ultimately realize that knowledge and independent thought need to prevail. In both McCarthyism and Fahrenheit 451 a higher power attempts to eradicate knowledge and independent thought through book burning. “In 1953 U.S Senator Joseph McCarthy recited before his subcommittee and the press

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    In both Anthem and Fahrenheit 451 the society the characters live in is government controlled and they limit certain things in the lives of the citizens. Both of the authors of these books are trying to warn today’s societies about the dangers of the different faults they each exhibit and how today’s societies are starting to reflect the warnings of the books. Both Anthem and Fahrenheit 451 warn today’s societies about when government has overbearing control and holds knowledge from its citizens

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    Hailey‚ Bailey‚ Adrian‚ and Kari 10-25-12 Fahrenheit 451 Lyrics Assignment F Hour Song: Burning by The Whitest Boy Alive Lyrics: “So many people telling me one way‚ So many people telling me to stay” Quote: (Captain Beatty) “Well‚ Montag‚ take my word for it‚ I’ve had to read a few in my time‚ to know what I was about‚ and the books say nothing!” This quote from the story takes place when Captain Beatty is at Montag’s home and he is talking to him because of the book that

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