Bhaavya Rastogi Fahrenheit 451 September 26‚ 2015 Book Review Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ is a book set in a dystopian future. It revolves around Guy Montag‚ a fireman whose job is to burn books‚ which are forbidden. After talking with Clarisse‚ a weird girl who lives nearby‚ he begins to question his life’s work. Why are books so bad? One thing leads to another‚ and Guy is suddenly takes dangerous steps to save what he once burned. Fahrenheit 451 is a great sci-fi classic that makes really
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Conform to Non Conformity “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten‚ to see things blackened and changed.” In Ray Bradbury’s thrilling novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag is a fireman but firemen are different in this dystopia. He finds himself spending day after day burning houses and books to keep society conformed to the new laws. After meeting an eccentric girl named Clarisse McClellan she elucidates his myopic view on life. He becomes curious about books and then
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Fahrenheit 451 is a novel based on the role of burning books in order to eliminate their dissenting ideas. Guy Montag is a fireman who burns houses containing books‚ rather than putting fires out. In his community‚ laws are enforced to prevent folks from thinking. These rules try to hide the reality that the government is controlling people‚ as well as the faults in the world. The novel begins with the quote‚ "If they give you ruled paper‚ write the other way‚" from Juan Ramon Jimenez. I believe
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Fire is one of the many symbols represented in Fahrenheit 451. Fire can be observed as both renewal and destruction. The biggest reference to fire is at the end of the novel when Granger explains to Montag the meaning and existence of the Phoenix. Granger explains that every few hundred years‚ a Phoenix will appear and burn himself to ashes. The Phoenix would then spring out from the ashes to be born again. Granger compares this reference to mankind and how it destroys himself‚ only to be rebuilt
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Montag’s views on society changes throughout Fahrenheit 451 as he reads books and meets several characters. Such as Clarisse‚ Beatty‚ and Faber. Clarisse asks questions that open his eyes to the emptiness of his life and society. Beatty who ruthlessly manipulates and bullies him with his vast knowledge of literature. Then‚ Faber who uses him to do what he could not because of his cowardice. Montag is a very conflicted character‚ when he starts reading books he is overwhelmed and confused by the complexity
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Journey is an act of traveling from one place to another‚ either it is physically‚ mentally or emotionally. In the novels “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury and “Animal Farm” by George Orwell‚ Both Montag and the animals of the farm go through their own individual journeys and obstacles and in the end coming out of it a new person. The obstacles during the journey shape us rather than just the journey itself because it is during those obstacles when you’re truly on the path of finding who you are.
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ the main character‚ Guy Montag deals with a journey of blind obedient enforcer of government policy‚ to a man with his own thoughts and questions. His journey follows the stages of the Monomyth which are; Departure‚ The Initiation‚ and Return. At the beginning of the novel Guy Montag‚ he seems to be a simple man. He never questions his government’s policy of burning books. Instead he found great gratification in his job of burning books and the homes that housed illegal
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American-born‚ Supreme Court of Justice William O. Douglas said‚ “The restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” (libguides.com). In this 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
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the fire at Miss Maudie’s is symbolic for the transpirations during and after Tom Robinson’s trial. Parallels between the two events are unmistakable. While the fire raged on‚ for example‚ all the citizens of Maycomb tried to save Miss Maudie’s house. This can reflect the outcome at Tom Robinson’s trial‚ when Atticus tried to save Tom. Another time is during the fire at Miss Maudie’s. The townspeople know that Maudie’s blazing house will collapse
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Why is it necessary for people to ask questions and think for themselves? Is it important to read books? Should human beings take the time to enjoy the simple things in life? These very questions are outlined in the novel Fahrenheit 451. In Fahrenheit 451‚ no one is allowed to ask questions and are only given answers‚ life goes by so fast that people aren’t allowed to stop and learn on their own time‚ and books are so sacred‚ yet so dangerous‚ they must be kept hidden. People need to think for themselves
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