Fahrenheit 451 Literary Analysis

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The three works, Anthem by Ayn Rand, Learning to Read and Write an excerpt from Fredrick Douglass’ autobiography, and Fahrenheit 451 (F451). Equality, the main character of Anthem, lives in a futuristic tyrant society, he works on creating things and realizes he is smarter than the job they assigns him, so in turn he runs away. Douglass, a slave, details in a chapter entitled “Learning to read and write” how he faces grave opposition to his endeavor, yet eventually sets himself on a path to freedom. Montag, the main character of F451, lives in a futuristic book-burning society, decides to read the forbidden books, and escapes from the society. In the three literary pieces, one common theme surfaces, “Knowledge, the key to understanding the …show more content…

“Knowledge is the key to understanding the world and can give someone the power to change his or her life owing to the fact that knowledge fabricates freedom.” Montag finally understands about the world around him and that books are important to understand it. He sates “We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing. The only thing I positively knew was gone was the book I’d burned in ten or twelve years” (Bradbury, 82.) TRANSITION Changing lives, Montag’s life was changed when he met granger, with his knowledge about books he was able to join the group and not end up dead. GRANGER STATES "Montag." Granger took Montag's shoulder firmly. "Walk carefully. Guard your health. If anything should happen to Harris, you are the Book of Ecclesiastes. See how important you've become in the last minute!"(Bradbury,) Ultimately Montag gained freedom from the law; he took risks for/with knowledge for freedom. He decided to do something so deranged that it just might give him and everyone freedom from the tyrant government they are under. He discloses his thoughts to Faber, so that he may have help. “Plant the books, turn in an alarm, and see the firemen’s houses burn, is that what you mean? All in all, Fahrenheit 451 proves to be an exceptional representation of the theme and can be interpreted extraordinarily clearly throughout the

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