Fahrenheit 451 Research Paper

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Imagine a world where you are taught what to think, and disciplined for thinking outside the box. Throughout history, society has shown the necessity of rebellion for social reform. Governments have suppressed and censored information they feel is unfit for civilization. This power has been abused to increase one's influence, and the civilians are either unaware, or too scared to interfere. Rebellion is necessary for society to progress in a moral direction. Rebellion is necessary to prevent a government from holding too much power, and using that power for immoral purposes. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the government saw books and literature as a threat, Faber said on page 73 “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it down. …show more content…

Altogether, it's evident that a government can use power to strengthen their influence and control over society. Furthermore, rebellion is necessary for a society to progress, advance and learn. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the social norm has become that reading, literature, and learning is too boring and unnecessary, Captain Beatty said on page 70 “School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, English and sleeping gradually neglected, finally almost ignored”. Society has lost the urge to learn, explore, and innovate, they would rather be “entertained”. Altogether, rebellion is necessary to prevent a society and government that views education as dangerous and unnecessary. Moreover, a government with too much power could result in unethical or unnecessary regulation. The theme of the governmental immoral use of power appears in the Giver by Lois Lowry. The Government has the ability to “release” people who they feel are unfit to live in society. In reality, releasing means euthanization, and could be due to age, health or ability to conform to societal

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