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    Jamie Moseley 17‚ October‚ 2012 Ms. Telesca English 101H Fahrenheit 451 Analysis In all societies‚ knowledge breeds life and understanding about mankind and the world surrounding it. Without the purposeful application of knowledge‚ the entropy of ignorance sweeps civilization into ruin and decay. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Bradbury asserts the point that knowledge is the foundation of civilization and if removed‚ what is left is a decaying society ravaged by stupidity and immorality. War‚ technology

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    The human relationships in Fahrenheit 451 are often analyzed and discussed. Relationships with humans are very important and needed for one to have any social interactions. In most relationships it is good to have a strong connection with the person you are in any type of relationship with. The stronger the connection of the two people the stronger the relationship they have. This is important because it is good for one to have strong relationships. I think that it is good to have strong connections

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    Displaying similar themes of the book Fahrenheit 451‚ the movie I‚ Robot supports the themes of: Independent thought and intellectual freedom‚ and the control of technology. The themes are presented because I‚ Robot and Fahrenheit 451’s settings are related and set in a similar era. In the movie‚ a unique robot‚ named sunny‚ is able to behave differently‚ unlike other robots‚ Sunny contains the ability to think and draw conclusions on his own terms. In addition an artificial intelligence‚ named VIKI

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    created. When different ideas are formed‚ now opinions form as well‚ and so does dissent. It is the goal of censorship to eliminate this differentiation in thought. It was precisely this censorship that Ray Bradbury was looking at when he wrote Fahrenheit 451. He looked at what would happen if all books were banned‚ instead of just books that people found offensive. The result was a dark and oppressive society that was devoid of any free thought and new ideas besides those created by the presiding

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    Fahrenheit 451 is an example of a dystopian society. A dystopian society is futuristic illusion of a perfect society that is controlled by the government. At many occasions in the book it proves that it is a dystopian society that Montag lives in because of the context it consists of. Characteristics such as‚ Freedom‚ information‚ and personal thought is prohibitted‚ individual personality lost and looked down upon‚ and propaganda used to control the citizens‚ is present in the text of the book.

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    the general public may focus on superficial aspects of the candidate‚ such as outward appearance‚ rather than on issues. Both media and technology can have a profound influence on elections as evidenced by the 1960 presidential debate‚ the book Fahrenheit 451‚ and the 2008 presidential election. During the 1960 presidential debate‚ as media and technology evolved‚ voters shifted from primarily using the newspaper to television as an information source‚ and television proved to be both an asset and

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    Part 1 1. Bradbury has chosen the phoenix and the salamander as symbols for his book Fahrenheit 451. He chose these animals as symbols because these animals are both mythic creatures related to fire‚ which is a main idea in the story. In the story of Fahrenheit 451‚ it talks about a dystopian society where people function as one large group. In this society‚ books are banned and when found‚ they are to be immediately reported to the firemen and then the books would be burned. The main character

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    Fahrenheit 451 Essay: What is it like to live in a parallel universe where everything is opposite and nothing seems to make sense? In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ the author portrays a different point of view through his science fiction dystopian novel. In this novel‚ Bradbury portrays a lifestyle of no individuality‚ no questioning‚ or not even reading a book‚ in result‚ causing people to react without thinking. Therefore‚ this novel could be considered a warning to today’s society and the

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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Complete Summary Part 1 Are we truly happy? The future is supposed to mean a great society with a supportive government and flying cars‚ right? In Ray Bradbury’s world depicted in Fahrenheit 451‚ it’s the opposite. Knowledge is considered absurd‚ all people do is watch TV‚ and owning a book is illegal. Reading is banned‚ books are burned. Is there even a single sane person in the city? With the lies and false promises blocking the citizens’ view‚ they must ask

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    Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury uses fire to represent the wreckage and rebirth of history. Fire is used to suggest that destroying history makes people happy because it hides and uncomfortable past. “It was a pleasure to burn‚” (3) this was the first sentence in the book Fahrenheit 451. In the story‚ Montag was a fireman. He started books on fire to burn away all the history. The history was hidden because it provoked new ideas and thoughts that made people unique. These people did not fit into the Government’s

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