Fahrenheit 451 Essay

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The novel Fahrenheit 451 follows the story of Guy Montag, a book burning fireman, who, with the help of an elderly professor named Faber and books he’s stolen from his job, begins to learn about the world he lives in and his place in it. The author, Ray Bradbury, includes several themes, the most prominent of which is learning; more specifically, what is the best way to learn? The most effective approach to learning encompasses the acquisition of quality information, emphasis on better learning habits, and dedicated time for reflection, as emphasized in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The first thing required, and one of the best and most important things to have when learning anything, is access to detailed, high quality information. This is displayed well in the journal “What is Learning and Why Does it Matter?” by Michael Young when he states, ““...context-independent learning, which has a highly restricted domain in most societies, is difficult and far from spontaneous. …show more content…

. It takes a diversity of forms and, most fundamentally, it requires the involvement of specialist teachers and the creation of specialist institutions,” (Young 2). In this quote, Young defines and displays “context-independent learning,” or learning outside of experience, such as a classroom, lab or lecture. Young believes that context-independent learning is the better teacher because, as he puts it, “Experience alone rarely provides learners with concepts that could take them beyond that experience and enable them to envisage alternatives,” (Young 1). This context-independent learning provides a context where learners are free to think conceptually and is what allows for the building of knowledge. ____ “To me it means texture. This book has a lot of pores. It has a lot of features. This book can go under the microscope. You’d find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite

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