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Examples Of Oppression In Fahrenheit 451

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Fahrenheit 451 takes places in an alternate dimension in America. A place where the people are ruled by tyranny and have no mind of their owns. The people are chained to the advanced technology and are suppressed by the government. The people who opposed and refuse the government rule are “taken care of”. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, oppression is shown throughout the novel and especially in the town where the main protagonist Montag lives. In the novel, the theme oppression was shown by hostility toward books, the parlor wall, and the government.
An example of the theme oppression was shown by hostility toward books. In the novel, by law the firefighters must burn books and the people, who have books have to turn them in. “.... burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history” (Bradbury 1). This reveals the firefighters are burning books and they are also burning away pieces of history contain in books.”‘Do you ever read any of the books you burn?’ He laughed. ‘That's against the law’” (Bradbury 8). Montag who’s a firefighter laughed at the idea of reading a book because the government made a law …show more content…

The parlor walls are TV monitors the covers the entire wall. The parlor created an illusion of interaction between the viewer and influenced their thoughts. “She paused and ran her finger under a line in the script. `I think that's fine!' And then they go on with the play until he says, `Do you agree to that, Helen!' and I say, `I sure do!' Isn't that fun, Guy?” (Bradbury 21). This shows the parlor includes the audience as part of the family and perceived the viewer’s way of thinking. "‘Will you turn it off for a sick man?’ ‘I'll turn it down.’ She went out of the room and did nothing to the parlor and came back” (Bradbury 49). This shows Mildred cared more about her “family” than her real husband and she uses the parlor to escape

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