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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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    needed‚ books were forbidden‚ and in which passion was dismissed as odd. If it was real‚ you would probably run as far away as you could from that world‚ as portrayed in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I know I would. But what if I told you that our world is not so different from that world? I believe that Fahrenheit 451 tells us that our present world is well on the road of becoming like the dystopian world of the book because of similarities in both worlds‚ such as advancing technology‚ media

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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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    Independent Reading- Fahrenheit 451 Passage Paper Neil Y A. The passage I chose comes from the beginning of the book Fahrenheit 451‚ in the section‚ “The Hearth and the Salamander”. This passage takes place in the early stages of the book when an alarm‚ Guy Montag‚ the protagonist‚ and the other firefighters to an old house owned by an old lady. The old woman refuses to abandon her home and insists that she wants to die among her books. She lights a match and burns herself along with all her books

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    discretion” (Oxford Dictionaries). As the world becomes more technical and the government continues to grow in power‚ the less free will the people will have. This idea is what books like Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel‚ by Tim Hamilton‚ and “Minority Report‚” by Philip K. Dick‚ represent. In both Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel and “Minority Report‚” predictions made about the future and the lack of freedom are presented when the stories discuss the dangers of technology‚ government control‚

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    best known censorship books is definitely Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury . The dystopian world in the book is way different than our society ‚however‚ Bradbury noticed a few problems in our world today that could lead to a dystopian society like the one in the book. He is sending a message through his book that if we do not make change in our political and social norms‚ that our society could turn out like Fahrenheit 451. The society in Fahrenheit 451 is characterized by fast cars‚ invasive television

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    In a world where books are outlawed and knowledge is scoffed‚ separation from true feelings means true happiness. Or does it? Ray Bradbury’s book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ illustrates exactly what the world would be if people were separated so completely from their feelings that they were unable to comprehend the true meaning and feeling of real satisfaction. Although Fahrenheit 451 and our society today are distinctly different‚ they also have some startling similarities. Why are people separated from their

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    Is it possible to go from someone who conforms‚ to becoming a full on individual? Is it safer for people to stick to their community’s ideas‚ beliefs and morals‚ or is it nice to have parts of them that make them stand out? In Fahrenheit 451‚ there are characters that stick to following the crowd‚ while Montag believes that having a little individuality can only benefit him. The author‚ Ray Bradbury reveals the theme that despite the fact that every character shows some form of conformity‚ Montag

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    societies on the other hand persuade their people to be simple minded. The famous fiction writer‚ Ray Bradbury creates a similar world in his famous novel‚ Fahrenheit 451. Ray published a short story titled “The Firemen” in 1950 for the publication Galaxy Science Fiction which later transitioned into‚ Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451 is a famous novel that interprets literary elements to foreshadow what Bradbury predicts will happen in the future.

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    Is ignorance bliss? Or can true happiness come only from knowledge? In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451‚ the protagonist‚ Guy Montag‚ lives in a futuristic‚ dystopian version of the United States in which knowledge is frowned upon‚ ignorance runs rampant‚ and uniformity is imperative. To fit in with the societal assumption that sameness equates to happiness‚ Guy feels he must conform and play the part of a contented citizen. However‚ Guy frequently finds himself questioning the validity of his

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