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Analysis Of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

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“With rebellion, awareness is born,” quoted by Albert Camus. An act of rebellion can cause awareness and open people's eyes to horrendous acts. In the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, when Montag realizes that the government wasn’t being fair, he decided he needed to make the society aware. Montag knew a rebellion was the only way to show that the government was not treating citizens right. It is acceptable to rebel when it is believed that the government is being unfair to their citizens because citizens should have the right to freely speak their opinions. People shouldn’t be told what they can or can’t-do for pleasure and they should be able to express their uniqueness.
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People should be allowed to stand up for what they think is right and be listened to, not burned. “We burned a thousand books. We burned a woman.”(47) Firemen had burned thousands of books. A woman just wanted to show that books aren't a terrible concept and she should be able to read them. Consequently, she was burned with the books because she stood up for she believed was pleasurable and fought for her rights for freedom of speech. If the government is being unfair, then it is ok to rebel because citizens shouldn’t be told what they can or can't-do for pleasure. Many people enjoy reading books for contentment and take joy in reading more about history to inform themselves. The government took this hobby away from everyone, not even giving people a chance to appreciate books anymore because they were afraid they would get caught. “We read the books and burnt them, afraid they’d be found.” (145) Montag and the other rebels loved to read but didn’t get the chance to take their time to actually adore the books because they were afraid they would be found and never be able to read again. The government took away this pleasure because they decided it wasn’t “fun” enough. Nevertheless, This is why Montag and the other few brave men had been compelled to rebel because they didn’t want their government to tell them what they can or cannot enjoy. It is extremely unfair for the government to take away their property because they don’t like what some

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