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    The Value of Books The novel Fahrenheit 451 has a powerful message for readers in this day of age because of the similarities between our world and the novel’s. People can achieve knowledge about the downfall of society in a technology excelled‚ futuristic world through Fahrenheit 451. Even though the narrative is a story‚ it still contains truth about our world. Some will argue that fictional books such as Fahrenheit 451 are written simply for entertainment instead of representing the ideals of

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    book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ their dystopian society meant there was no books so that everyone was equal‚ but this back-lashed on them. Fahrenheit 451 had a dystopian society written to scare us and show us some of our societies biggest fears‚ but what if this idea of dystopia has already presented itself upon our own society cloaked to many but visible to few. Do we strive for equality as surpassingly as they did in Fahrenheit 451? In the science-fiction book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ by

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    Taylor Jansheski March 5‚ 2014 2nd Hour Advanced English Ray Bradbury’s graphic novel Fahrenheit 451 defines apathy. Apathy means‚" a lack of feelings or no emotions." In Fahrenheit 451 there is a community in the future that is not allowed to read books. Books are banned in the community as" illegal" because books give people theory and thought and could make people or the community go insane. People called "firemen" burn any books‚ instantly‚ that have been seen or reported‚ including

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    not‚ you still use books. They provide the information that is the basis of life; the everyday things. People that live in the communities of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Giver by Lois Lowry don’t have books. How do they live? It seems very hard to a person in today’s society to understand the lives of the people without books. In Fahrenheit 451 books are completely banned. The protagonist Guy Montag’s job is to burn books so that others can’t read them. Jonas‚ the protagonist of The Giver

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    In Fahrenheit 451‚ the large amount of technology used eventually drew people away from reading. Books that caused offense to minorities would be banned and‚ over time‚ each book would become banned until the government decided to outlaw books altogether. If they had done so‚ then you would assume that the schooling in this society wouldn’t be as exceptional as it could have been. Although the dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451 and our current society have many similarities

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    A dystopia is defined as an imagined place or state where everything is unpleasant or sad. This is definitely how you could describe the world in Fahrenheit 451. In Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ there are a lot of things missing in order to build a successful society. An older man named Faber‚ a character in this particular story‚ has narrowed it down to three: quality‚ leisure‚ and the right to take action. Number one: quality of information. Books tell stories and play with the emotions of

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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury portrays a society with the absence of thought‚ complete conformity through the use of propaganda‚ and a disregard for one another. In the story‚ a city exists some time in the future and makes it illegal to own and read books. The city hires firemen to torch buildings containing the illegal contraband even if there are still people inside the structures. The citizens in the community line up around the “heroic” firemen and applaud the men whenever they save them from

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    Fahrenheit 451 Final Essay: Social Criticism What is wrong in our society today? What do people think our society will become like? In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ the main character‚ Guy Montag‚ lives in a futuristic society that is ruled by the TV and electronics. Books and all of the written word is banned from this society. Plus‚ the children in school are being taught that there is only one answer to a problem‚ as well as everyone else in the city. Even though Bradbury’s society

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    individuals just to achieve that. Societies like the ones in Fahrenheit 451‚ 1984‚ and The Giver try to perfect the land they rule into a utopia. Instead of creating a utopian environment‚ they consummate forced control instead. Regardless of implementation or motivation‚ 1984‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and The Giver are unsuccessful in establishing a utopia because the societies control their citizens with fear and ignorance. The societies in 1984‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and The Giver want control to maintain power and equality

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    1984 vs. Fahrenheit 451 “Do you begin to see‚ then what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias…” (Orwell 267). 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are both dystopias‚ although in each society‚ the government tells the citizens that it is a utopia. A dystopia is‚ “An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad‚ as from deprivation‚ oppression or terror” (“dystopia”). On the other hand‚ a utopia is described as‚ “An ideally perfect

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