“Revealing the truth is like lighting a match. It can bring light or it can set your world on fire” (Sydney Rogers). In other words revealing the truth hurts and it can either solve things or it can make them much worse. This quote relates to Fahrenheit 451 because Montag was hiding a huge book stash, and once he revealed it to his wife, Mildred everything went downhill. Our relationships are complete opposites. There are many differences between Fahrenheit 451 and our society, they just have a different way of seeing life. In both our society and Fahrenheit 451’s society, firemen keep people safe, but the way our firefighters keep us safe and the way the firefighters in Fahrenheit 451 keep us safe is quite different. To start off firemen in our society put out fires and save lives, where as the firemen in Fahrenheit 451 start fires and will burn anyone who gets in their way (Bradbury 36). Since firefighters in our society save lives and put out fires they are very respected and loved. It’s exactly the opposite for the firefighters in Fahrenheit 451 they are hated …show more content…
by many and feared by all. A similarity between the Fahrenheit 451 firefighters and ours is they both have some sort of hound. Except our hounds are appealing and trustworthy and the Fahrenheit 451 hounds are vicious and dreaded by people (Bradbury 23). The couples in 451 society and in our society are quite different. In our society, couples respect each other, they also care deeply for one another. Also, they are usually open about their problems and they ask their spouses for help instead of keeping secrets. They choose who they want to be with and whether they want to get married or not. Before people get married in our society couples usually get to know each other before they “tie the knot”. On the other hand, in 451’s society couples don’t show much respect for each other. They also don’t really know each other; they are very detached and they don’t even remember where they met (Bradbury 40). It seems that couples in 451 are not happy with each other; they are also very secretive, and they don’t tell their spouses things. For example, Montag didn’t tell Mildred about his large book collection he was hiding in their air conditioning vent and because of that they had many problems to come (Bradbury 62-63). 451 society and our society are very different because in our society, we care for each other, but in their society they don’t. The laws in 451 and our society restrict people from doing the “wrong” thing.
However, the “wrong” thing in our society and in their society is quite different. In our society, it is against the law to go over the speed limit assigned to that road. We also have sidewalks where pedestrians are free to roam. Also, our doctors are well educated and it is completely illegal to smoke in an emergency room. On the other hand, in Fahrenheit 451 it seems the laws are almost the complete opposite. It is against the law to go too slow, you cannot go under the speed limit of 40mph (Bradbury ). It is against the law to be a pedestrian, the drivers are allowed to hit you at full speed and they are free of charge (Bradbury ). Lastly, in the Fahrenheit 451 society the doctors smoke in the emergency room and it almost seems they had no education at all because they were very unprofessional and careless (Bradbury
13). Having to speak the truth to people is one of the hardest things to do. Montag struggled with it especially. In his society, one lie could destroy everything. That’s just what happened, Montag kept a secret and once his wife found out things spiraled downward for him. It ended being so bad for him that he killed his boss, his wife left him, he was a wanted fugitive and he was blown up. “Tell a lie once and all your truths become questionable” (Unknown).
In literature there are over 20 different genres of reading, and each of them contains many similarities and differences. Science fiction, arguably one of the most popular genre’s, is also one of the hardest to understand, however there are certain elements/characteristics that can easily determine if a book is or is not science fiction. The characteristics that make up science fiction are, advancements in technology and the application of advanced technology. In books such as The Veldt and Fahrenheit 451 both technological advancements and there application play a crucial role on determining that these books fall into the science fiction genre.
In the start of Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s thoughts are that fire is good for society. He burns books for a living, and never thought twice about doing his job. That is until he meets characters such as Clarisse, Beatty, and the academics. Montag’s understanding of the nature of fire changes as he becomes enlightened through his relationships.
The bureaucratically controlled Fahrenheit 451 society and the technologically controlled Gattaca society depict similar, as well as different, aspects of dystopian dehumanization. There are also commonalities shared by Vincent and Montag in their struggles of gaining some control of their life, and staying under the radar while persevering to fulfill a desire that goes against societal conformity, yet they also contrast each other in some aspects.
Today we have several dystopian novels out, such as; Divergent and The Hunger Games. While we know all the different societies we still have trouble trying to decide which one we believe the most, which one is the most realistic. There is older novels that most people really haven’t even heard of, like Fahrenheit 451. In Divergent and Fahrenheit 451 we were showed both authors visions of our future and how it compares to our modern day. There are so many ways that these two novels are alike, through characters, authors, and the time difference, but I believe that Fahrenheit 451 is a better overall view of our world today.
Are you really happy? Or are you sad about something? Sad about life or money, or your job? Any of these things you can be sad of. Most likely you feel discontentment a few times a day and you still call yourself happy. These are the questions that Guy Montag asks himself in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In this book people are thinking they are happy with their lives. This is only because life is going so fast that they think they are but really there is things to be sad about. Montag has finally met Clarisse, the one person in his society that stops to smell the roses still. She is the one that gets him thinking about how his life really is sad and he was just moving too fast to see it. He realizes that he is sad about pretty much everything in his life and that the government tries to trick the people by listening to the parlor and the seashells. This is just to distract people from actual emotions. People are always in a hurry. They have 200 foot billboards for people driving because they are driving so fast that they need more time to see the advertisement. Now I am going to show you who are happy and not happy in the book and how our society today is also unhappy.
In the book Fahrenheit 451 , Montag undergoes major character development. He started from a weak, dependant individual, who could at most think for himself. Throughout the book, he slowly found more and more flaws in the society he had blindly trusted. At the end of the book, Montag is a strong-minded, focused individual who is not afraid to stand up for his opinion, but cares for his life. Montag sacrificed everything in his life (including his life) to stand up for his opinions, which he could never have done in the beginning of the book. Everything Montag did had a reason and he changed because of those actions.
You take advantage of your life every day. Have you ever wondered why? You never really think about how much independence you have and how some of us treat books like they’re useless. What you don’t realize is that both of those things are the reason that we live in such a free society. If we didn’t have books and independence, we would treat death and many other important things as if it were no big deal. That is the whole point of Ray Bradbury writing this book.
Often, dystopian novels are written by an author to convey a world that doesn’t exist, but criticizes aspects of the present that could lead to this future. Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1951 but discusses issues that have only increased over time. The encompassing issue that leads to the dystopic nature of this novel is censorship of books. The government creates a world in which it is illegal to have any books. Firemen are enforcers of this law by being the ones to burn the books and burn the buildings where the books were found. By censoring the knowledge found in books, the government attempts to rid the society of corruption caused by “the lies” books are filled with in hopes the people will never question. In Fahrenheit 451, censorship is a paradox.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Fahrenheit 451 share two main characters that are seemingly lost in the unknown. Both Chief Bromden and Guy Montag are protagonist in the respective novels. These two characters both have a false sense of reality; however, this is the only reality they know. Bromden and Montag have little sense of what the world they live in has to offer. However things start to change for both of these men when they start to receive guidance from their counterparts, Randle McMurphy and Clarisse McClellan. Both of these characters become the catalyst for the freedom and liberation that Bromden and Montag come to find.
In this compare and contrast Fahrenheit 451 book vs movie. My opinion over what the book misses and movie covers and what the movie misses that the book does not miss. The book was published in 1953 vs the movie that was filmed in 1966. I enjoyed the movie better because in the book it is pretty old even though it about the future in today's time it does not really seem futuristic which was confusing reading the book and the movie showed what I did not understand.
Fahrenheit 451’s Relevance to Today Fahrenheit 451’s relevance to today can be very detailed and prophetic when we take a deep look into our American society. Although we are not living in a communist setting with extreme war waging on, we have gained technologies similar to the ones Bradbury spoke of in Fahrenheit 451 and a stubborn civilization that holds an absence of the little things we should enjoy. Bradbury sees the future of America as a dystopia, yet we still hold problematic issues without the title of disaster, as it is well hidden under our democracy today. Fahrenheit 451 is much like our world today, which includes television, the loss of free speech, and the loss of the education and use of books. Patai explains that Bradbury saw that people would soon be controlled by the television and saw it as the creators chance to “replace lived experience” (Patai 2).
Do you ever find it hard to be yourself in a society that gives you an image of what a normal person looks like? These writers give great examples in their characters of what it means to stand out. The characters are steadfast in what they believe and don’t let the pressures of society weigh them down. Each scenario these characters are placed in is unique and difficult in its own way, but the way the characters handle them is similar and there is something to take away from that. They are uncommonly courageous, though it is not always seen by the reader. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Weir’s Dead Poets Society and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 all have characters that truly value the singleness of each human life and not conforming to society, the characters express that in their own way to show how no one is made to be like another and the right thing isn’t always popular.
Fahrenheit 451 is a best-selling American novel written by Ray Bradbury. The novel is about firemen Guy Montag and his journey on discovering the importance of knowledge in an ignorant society. There are many important themes present throughout the novel. One of the most distinct and reoccurring themes is ignorance vs knowledge. Bradbury subtly reveals the advantage and disadvantages of knowledge and ignorance by the contrasting characters Montag and his wife Mildred. Montag symbolizes knowledge while Mildred on the other hand symbolizes ignorance.
Almost everyone reads something every day, even if it's something small as reading a sign or reading a book. But could you imagine how it would be like if reading books was illegal. Well a book called Fahrenheit 451 is about how reading books was a crime and the punishment would be horrible. Nowadays reading books is very important, whether it's reading online or reading printed books. But there are many arguments out there that we should only read books online or only read printed books. But the best way to deal with this problem is to have a Balanced media diet. Balanced media diet is a way of supporting both sides of have book online and books on paper without any arguments. If we want many skills to be develop,then we need Balanced media diet.
Conflict drives a story forward. Conflict is the thing that makes you want to keep reading a story. Seeing how a story ends and how the conflict is resolved is satisfying. To have conflict characters like a protagonist are an essential. A good protagonist is compelling and compliments the conflict of the story to entice the reader. Conflict is important but, without a good protagonist the conflict is meaningless. In the book Fahrenheit 451 through his ability to speak up, take control of his situation and effect positive change in his society, Guy Montag proves to be a more compelling protagonist than Ralph in the book Lord of the Flies.