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    society described in Fahrenheit 451. Mildred Montag is a woman molded by society to be their perfect robot of a citizen. She keeps a seashell radio in her ear preventing any thoughts‚ ideas‚ or memories she may have. Mildred also hates books and believes they are meaningless‚ which is an average characteristic of the people in Fahrenheit 451’s society. A third characteristic of her that makes her an ideal citizen is that she is an emotionless drone. Overall Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ presents

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    Lintang Syuhada 13150024 Book Report 1 Fahrenheit 451 Critical Essay Human beings are naturally curious. We are always in search of better ideas‚ and new solutions to problems. One of a basic idea of Indonesia has been freedom of thinking and a free flow of ideas. But in some societies‚ governments try to keep their people ignorant. Usually‚ this is so governments can keep people under control and hold on to their power. In trying to keep people from the realities of the world‚ these oppressive

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    Briana Sandoval Mr. Robertson English 12 AP August 21‚ 2013 The Life of a Book is Tough: The value of literature In the novella Fahrenheit 451‚ written by the author Ray Bradbury‚ the characters live a fast-paced life of leisure in which books are meaningless. Literature has completely no use to the people in the future created by Bradbury; it takes up “precious” time that they choose to spend on movies and interactive television. Books and other forms of literature are scorned and even

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    The books‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ and Feed by M.T. Anderson‚ each describes a dystopian future where technology is dominant‚ and literature is close to extinction. In these futures‚ technology causes humans to dumb down. While societies strict social standards creates each person to be similar to one another‚ allowing groups to be manipulated easier. The books have a similar theme; don’t let technology get out of control. In Fahrenheit 451’s future‚ technology overtakes literature and human

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    Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 are two different books with a lot of similarities and although written years ago‚ can still be applicable to the world today. Several conflicting frames of mind have played defining roles in shaping humanity throughout the twentieth century. Visions of a bright future held by humanity were taken advantage of by the promise of a better life through the sacrifice of individuality to the state. The trickery and the treachery by both ruling government shows their similarities

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    Lexi Wylie Burn In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451‚ in which books are illegal in society‚ Guy Montag holds a career as a fireman. Unlike firemen of today who fight fires‚ firemen in Fahrenheit 451 create fires in order to destroy books as well as the knowledge‚ individuality‚ and freedom they hold. Fire plays a crucial role in this novel‚ with Bradbury giving the story “impact and imaginative focus by means of symbolic fire” (Watt 2). As Watt puts it‚ fire is “Montag’s world

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    Taylor Jansheski March 5‚ 2014 2nd Hour Advanced English Ray Bradbury’s graphic novel Fahrenheit 451 defines apathy. Apathy means‚" a lack of feelings or no emotions." In Fahrenheit 451 there is a community in the future that is not allowed to read books. Books are banned in the community as" illegal" because books give people theory and thought and could make people or the community go insane. People called "firemen" burn any books‚ instantly‚ that have been seen or reported‚ including

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    not‚ you still use books. They provide the information that is the basis of life; the everyday things. People that live in the communities of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Giver by Lois Lowry don’t have books. How do they live? It seems very hard to a person in today’s society to understand the lives of the people without books. In Fahrenheit 451 books are completely banned. The protagonist Guy Montag’s job is to burn books so that others can’t read them. Jonas‚ the protagonist of The Giver

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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury portrays a society with the absence of thought‚ complete conformity through the use of propaganda‚ and a disregard for one another. In the story‚ a city exists some time in the future and makes it illegal to own and read books. The city hires firemen to torch buildings containing the illegal contraband even if there are still people inside the structures. The citizens in the community line up around the “heroic” firemen and applaud the men whenever they save them from

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    The Value of Books The novel Fahrenheit 451 has a powerful message for readers in this day of age because of the similarities between our world and the novel’s. People can achieve knowledge about the downfall of society in a technology excelled‚ futuristic world through Fahrenheit 451. Even though the narrative is a story‚ it still contains truth about our world. Some will argue that fictional books such as Fahrenheit 451 are written simply for entertainment instead of representing the ideals of

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