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    The book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ doesn’t explain how the revolution of banning books was pursued and how the society responded to this change. I don’t think that this big of a revolution would be possible for many reasons. People would not allow the government to control them to the point where numerous rights were taken away from them. For example‚ if the right to own a gun were taken away from us American citizens‚ there would be huge riots‚ which in turn would inevitably overthrow the government. Bradbury

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    Annotated Bibliography of Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury‚ Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Shuster Paperbacks‚ 1995. Electronic. In Ray Bradbury’s classic science fiction novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag works as a fireman in a futuristic dystopia where the knowledge learned from literature is considered to be a heavy burden‚ so all books are burned. The protagonist‚ Montag‚ emerges as a deep-thinking and lonely individual throughout the story. Montag is faced with many philosophical challenges

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    Allusion: Machiavelli Category: Historical Quote from Fahrenheit 451: "We are all bits and pieces of history and literature and international law. Byron‚ Tom Paine‚ Machiavelli‚ or Christ‚ it’s here" (Bradbury 152). Bradbury‚ Ray. "Part 3." Fahrenheit 451. New York: Del Rey Book‚ 1991. 152. Print. Original Source or Context: Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian historian‚ politician‚ diplomat‚ and philosopher during the late 1400s early 1500s. Machiavelli is considered the father of modern

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    The 1950’s were a time of fear and change which were felt by everyone. Changes like McCarthyism‚ censorship‚ automobiles and book burning influenced Ray Bradbury in the creation of Fahrenheit 451. Throughout the 1950’s American society was influenced by Joseph McCarthy and his plan to rid the country from communism. Around this time World War II had just ended and the United States was afraid that there were citizens that felt communism was acceptable. Communism is a political theory derived from

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    In his book Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury writes about a dystopian society where fire significantly factors into the story. Bradbury does this by changing Montag’s perception of fire throughout the novel. In the beginning of the novel Montag’s understanding of fire is destructive. However‚ towards the end of the novel Montag’s understanding of fire begins to transition from taking into giving. In Fahrenheit 451‚ fire also captures both destruction and renewal when Granger talks about at the Phoenix

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    happen if there is no love in the world? What is causing all of this? Having no conscience and lacking critical thinking leads to these inhumane actions. The world is going to be a horrific and infernal place— a place not worthy of living. In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ paucity of critical thinking and no moral conscious engender relationships to be apathetic. The author envisions that there is no love in future nuclear relationships due to insensitivity and the inability to deeply

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    ahrenheit 451 Nonconformity is the failure or refusal to be what society considers “normal”. To conform a person in this society must do what is expected; being like everybody else. In Fahrenheit 451‚ the society is made for there to be one type of people‚ which are conformers. In this book conformers are to not read books‚ not to express themselves because it is offensive to others. Non-conformers homes and books are to be burnt‚ and the owner of the books is to go to jail or get killed. In Fahrenheit

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    books‚ movies‚ etc.‚ and removes things that are considered to be offensive‚ immoral‚ harmful to society‚ etc.” (Merriam-Webster). The definition of censor uses the definition of remove differently. Remove is shown to delete or erase. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ censor is shown throughout the story. Books were the enemy to the society‚ so

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    Ray Bradbury raises some very important concerns in his book‚ Fahrenheit 451. Even though it was written over half a century ago‚ the issues portrayed in Fahrenheit 451are as clear today as they were 50 years ago. Ray Bradbury uses a wide variety of analogies and imagery to heighten the emphasis on the story’s main themes and issues. Perhaps one of the greatest themes in this book is the ignorance of society. The first way that Ray Bradbury develops this theme is through technology. Technology provided

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    Fahrenheit 451 The novel Fahrenheit 451 was wrote by Ray Bradbury. The setting takes place in future times. The main character (protagonist) in Fahrenheit 451 is‚ ‘Guy Montag’. Guy Montag has been a fireman for ten years and he doesn’t realize that he is not joyful towards his life. He never questioned the joy of midnight runs. The plot of the story is basically how Guy turned from being an ignorant person into being a person filled with intelligence and a new outlook on life. Guy is a

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