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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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    For Yourself Books are written in order to teach lessons‚ share experiences‚ inform people‚ or simply entertain other. However‚ no matter the purpose of the book‚ it always staying relevant because it leaves something behind. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is no exception. This story stays important even after sixty-three years because it leaves the reader with the lesson of how crucial it is to always think for yourself. For most of his life‚ the protagonist of the story‚ Montag‚ has always listened

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    Jay Yang Mrs. Hill English 10 Honors-Period 7 5 October 2012 “There Will Come Soft Rains” Analysis Although technology seems to have replaced man in the opening pages of “There Will Come Soft Rains‚” in the end‚ Ray Bradbury shows that technology without man is doomed. In the beginning of the story‚ technology has rendered man totally unnecessary in the day-to-day running of a house. For example‚ the quote: “Tick-tock‚ seven o’clock‚ time to get up…”(Pg. 87)‚ shows that the house automatically

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    A Burning Knowledge Every book containes a story one of are past‚ are future or are present Ray Bradbury author of the book Fahrenheit 451 Publishe over 50 years ago is misleading the book is set 50 years in the future but yet has no resemblance to are world today. All the government does is control and burn peoples knowledge. The dictionnary of reference quotes a fireman as being ‘’ A persone employed to extinguish or prevent fires‚ also referd as a firefighter’’ Aldo in the book Fahrenheit 451

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    Clarisse’s effect on Guy Montag and her purpose in Fahrenheit 451. In the story Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ the main character in the story‚ a firefighter named Guy Montag‚ makes a transformation from disliking books with to a craze to adoring them and what it carries inside of them. He changes from a zombie like character‚ incognizant of the activities in his society‚ to a person conscious of everything‚ so enlightened by the new world he is exposed to. Many aspects in his society helped this

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    the set‚ I go into the other room and read a book‚”(Groucho Marx).Everyone in Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚is dependent on technology‚ and this plays a huge part in Guy Montag’s life‚ along with everyone around him In the fireman’s life he keeps hearing people refer to the characters on the television as their family. Guy also sees the parlor letting people’s lives run past them.Along with the parlor‚ Bradbury illustrates many exciting pieces technology that is used today in everyday life

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    dies in a story there is a sort of shock the reader receives when that death actually happens. Although Clarisse died very early in the book‚ most people would have some sort of reaction towards her death whether it be sadness or confusion or both Bradbury gets a response from the reader. Clarisse’s untimely death on page 29 not only affected Bradbury’s readers it also affected the characters of

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    successful and influential; I’m going to compare “A Sound of Thunder” to “Nethergrave”‚ two selections of said science fiction‚ to answer the question of which ones better by looking at their use of science fiction elements. “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury takes place in a future where time travel has been invented and a dictator has just been defeated in the presidential election. When the main character‚ Eckel‚ travels back in time to kill a tyrannosaurus rex and strays from the path he has to

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    Short story analysis – There will come soft rains (1950) The short story “August‚ 2026: There will come soft rains” written by Ray Bradbury in 1950 deals with the theme humanity and their technology. The story deals with a nuclear disaster that ruined the entire city despite one house which keeps on living it daily life. It starts with announcing the date of August 4th‚ 2026 and that it is itme to wake up‚ though nobody is there. Breakfast is automatically prepared but no on one is there to eat

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    everything we need to be happy‚ but we aren’t.” (Bradbury 78). In this quote Montag realizes that he’s not happy with burning books and watching the wall screen all day. Now not many people follow the rules of society‚ Montag is discovering that he doesn’t want to be like everyone else. At the end of the novel the person who Montag will be for the rest of his life is discovered in this part of the book “ I thought I had part of the book of Ecclesiastes” (Bradbury 144). In this part Montag will have to remember

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