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    Throughout time individuals have believed that by being certain about an aspect can enable one to accomplish a task. Although by being certain about a particular concept‚ will not enable one to overcome their obstacles in a situation. By having some measure of doubt‚ however‚ can allow individuals to question reality and the beliefs of society‚ which ultimately results in an unforeseen but better outcome. In history‚ one is able to identify a myriad of ways in which one’s doubt has altered the world

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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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    In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ Bradbury uses the life of a Guy named Montag‚ a fireman in a near future dystopia‚ to make an argument against mindless blissful ignorance. In Bradbury’s world‚ the firemen that Montag is a part of create fires to burn books instead of putting out fires. By burning books‚ the firemen eliminate anything that might make people want to be different or start any type of argument with anyone in the community. But this leads into people wanting to read the books so they

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    Fahrenheit 451: A Model For Current Society? The end of the Second World War sparked new cultural movements in American society. Factories which were once used to mass produce airplanes‚ tanks‚ and other machines of war were no longer needed for that purpose. Servicemen returned from overseas to find a massive amount of available jobs‚ wages were higher due to an economic boom‚ and because there were rarely any consumer goods during the war‚ the American people had a massive hunger to go shopping

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    Beatty: the Man‚ the Myth‚ the Legend Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury follows the life of Guy Montag‚ and the people who shape the person he becomes. It all begins with Montag working happily as a fireman‚ but his job isn’t to put out fires-it’s to start them. In the society that Montag lives in books have become illegal‚ and it’s now firemen’s jobs to burn any books left in their world. As Montag’s story continues he meets a girl that makes him question whether he’s really happy or not. While Montag

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    Fahrenheit 451 takes place in the future and is of a dystopian society where reading and possessing books was made illegal.To take care of this problem the government has made the jobs of firemen to set books on fire rather than to put out fires.The main character Guy Montag is a firefighter that was going through the motions in life and doing his job until his views and ideas were changed. He begins to question the ways of society and ultimately becomes in his own way a hero. People are capable

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    George Smith English IV AP November 17‚ 2011 Mrs. Copper A Literary Analysis of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 The two novels‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ and 1984 by George Orwell‚ are similar in that both authors express the message that the loss of individual knowledge results in the destruction of individual freedom. Both novels depict dystopian‚ futuristic societies in which the citizens’ freedom is destroyed by the governments ’ psychological manipulation and control of information. The

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    Student ShowCase Montessori Collection Set up tables or booths allowing students to bring in special works to display to their friends. Student could write a brief card explaining exhibit or why they enjoy the work. IE Lego creation‚ Pokémon card collection‚ My Little Pony collection‚ special Rainbow Loom creation‚ Geography maps‚ print out of a Minecraft world‚ collection of photographs‚ Self-published Graphic novel‚ ETC. Booths would not need to be continuously supervised by the student displaying

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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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    Themes to Titles There are a lot of different themes and symbols throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Many of the motifs coincide with the titles of the three sections in the novel. The three sections were ‘The Hearth and The Salamander‚’ ‘The Sand and The Sieve‚’ and lastly ‘Burning Bright.’ The symbols and themes of this novel varied from dependence on technology to freedom of expression. All throughout the book there is conformity and those who defy the rules and in the end

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