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    (SIP-A) The author displays the hands in regards to safety and security‚ elaborating on the positive descriptions on how they seem to have a life of their own. (STEWE-1) Hands weren’t only used to describe their capabilities physically. Once a fireman‚ Montag only saw in his eyes that fire was indeed an element of destruction. He also believed his hands were the cause of supporting this process as well‚ believing they “had turned thief” (Bradbury 35). “He saw many hands held to its warmth‚ hands without

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    Fahrenheit 451 In the world of Fahrenheit 451‚ Fireman start fires instead of putting them out‚ books are illegal‚ and the minds of the people are clouded by mindless entertainment. Ray Bradbury wrote the novel to speak out about the society she lived in where the freedom to express oneself was under attack. The develop of the Characters in the story shows how people in this society react to a government that tries to control the minds of their citizens. Themes related to the government’s control

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    English Honors 2 block 2 November 5‚ 2010 Fahrenheit 451 Critical thinking and Interpretation Questions. 1. F451 is written from a third person omniscient point of view. This point of view is ideal because we don’t just need to know the feelings of the main character but also of those around him to understand the story. 2. T 3. The main conflicts in the book are that Montag realizes for the first time that he is unhappy

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    Before Clarisse left to her house she asked Guy if he was happy. A little later after stepping in his own home‚ he discovered he was not. After having a chat with Captain Beatty‚ he realizes what his job is and decides he won’t do it anymore. • I noticed a couple symbols in part one. One of them‚ obviously‚ is the fire or the temperature 451. The fire is meant to represent the burning books which are what destroy the freedom of thought. Another is books‚ those are what symbolize hope and knowledge

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    novel is a book written about a dystopia that often criticizes some aspect of modern society and usually contains at least one character who realizes what is really going on and decides to fight against it. Two good examples of dystopian literature are Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Fahrenheit 451 is one novel that fits very well into the dystopian genre. One element of the

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    in 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 and how does being part of it affect the protagonists? The idea of a dystopian society is that of complete control‚ either through the use of a police state that has ultimate control over humanity and or the idea of man abusing technology to further gain control of its subjects. These ideas are very present in both novels. In 1984‚ the totalitarian state is technically and urbanely engineered to spy on and see people’s very thoughts. In Fahrenheit 451 a similar idea

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    have any real sense of community anymore”(Ball). Similarly‚ Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451‚ this society in the future is disconnected with one another. In the society where firemen burn books‚ Montag is a firemen who believes books might reconnect society again. He believes with the help of an old english professor‚ Faber‚ and himself can help reconnect society once again. A few obstacles appear‚ causing Montag to run out of the city meeting others like him‚ believing society one day might need

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    Kristine Pham H. Freshmen Lit & Composition Summer 2014 Dialectic Journal Assignment FAHRENHEIT 451 TEXT CHAPTER & PAGE RESPONSE (Question‚ Predict‚ Connect‚ Clarify‚ Reflect‚ Evaluate) "With the brass nozzle in his fists‚ with this great python spitting it ’s venomous kerosene upon the world‚ the blood pounded his head‚ and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." Chapter

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    Denise Rico English II Honors 3 April 2013 Fahrenheit 451 Dialectical Journals “Come off it. It doesn’t like or dislike. It just ‘functions.’ It’s like a lesson in ballistics. It has a trajectory we decide on for it. It follows through. It targets itself‚ homes itself‚ and cuts off. It’s only copper wire‚ storage batteries‚ and electricity” (Bradbury 26) Irony: I thought it was ironic how Beatty mentioned that the mechanical hound just “functions” because that’s how the citizens

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    futuristic society‚ all 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

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