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Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451 expresses his perspective on life in an interview. His interview contains a common theme: "Do what you love, and love what you do" (Bradbury). Bradbury sends a message in his interview that people should love life, and live to the fullest because he believes life is a beautiful thing. Although Bradbury no longer can demonstrate his love for life his message still lives in the pages of Fahrenheit 451. The Government of the society in the novel has told their citizens that thinking is as useless as a broken power tool. The citizens are told that books are meaningless, and have no value to anything except those who want to create chaos. The Government replaced all the meaningful things in society with seashells that can play music and television sets fit to stretch along a wall to be called a family. The Government has corrupted society. The protagonist, Guy Montag, burns books to restrict knowledge in society, but he does not know this. Clarisse, Montag 's neighbor, lives in a home where socializing and thinking are essential which in society that in highly unusual. Montag has always been curious, but Clarisse sets Montag on a journey that involves being rebellious, curious, and persistent by asking him a strange question. These characteristics set Montag apart from society. Montag has been persistently searching for guidance after Clarisse dies, and decides to visit Faber, on old English Professor for assistance in his journey.

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