Fahrenheit 451 Censorship Quotes

Clarisse tells Montag this, and it makes him wonder if anyone really does care. Montag realizes that he lives in a world of conceited people. He realizes that he does not really care about anyone, including his wife Mildred. People in his society don't think about others feelings when acting. From this, Montag learns the meaning of caring. He learns what a terrible place it is to live in, where no one cares about anyone but themselves. This only changes Montag for the better. At one point, Montag and the other firemen go to a house because a lady has books concealed in her home. The lady, not concerned about being burned to death, is determined to stay with her books. Montag is stunned by her decision, and cares very much about her safety. “Montag placed his hand on the woman's elbow. 'You can come with me'” (Bradbury 39) This is a turning point for Montag, in which he starts to care about everyone and their feelings.

Montag begins to have feelings for Clarisse and maybe love her and she loves him too. Clarisse is changing Montag into a person with feelings and making him happy. Their relationship changes throughout the text by how Montag was not really into Clarisse at first and then he realizes the way that she makes him feel and he has never experienced something like that before, she opened him up to new things. The roles that the characters play in the relationship would be love and respect as well as need. Montag grows to love and respect Clarisse and the basis of their relationship stays the same throughout the novel because even though Clarisse was killed Montag still remembered her and loved her. Clarisse inspired Montag to be the person that he is and she really did save his life in the

Clarisse is known as an outcast and “guilty”. She lived on the edge and she was happy instead of the people following the rules to “achieve” happiness.

Clarisse is one of the characters who influenced Montag by showing her own world. Clarisse remind Montag the fireman’s real job. Clarisse said ‘”strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames”’ (pg 8). Clarisse is the one of character who read a book in conflict read society. She confused Montag on

When Montag met Clarisse, he had a different look on life. Before he met her, he did not realize all that was going on in the world and after he begins to question his happiness.

Clarisse is a teenage girl that Montag meets early on in the book and is the first character to question the censorship. The importance of her perspective is that it is a prime example of someone who does not conform to the trend of censorship, is open-minded, and a free thinker that eventually inspires others to do the same. Montag meets Clarisse in the very beginning of the novel and she instantly spikes his curiosity. While walking from work one day, Clarisse asks Montag about the history of firefighters, explains that many people are afraid of them, but that she is not. Soon after, she goes on to ask whether they have always burned books and asks “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” (Bradbury, 5). Montag quickly responds and continues to go on justifying his job without question, giving the audience the impression that he wholeheartedly supports what he does

Clarisse helps Montag look around him and see everything, from the smallest snowflake to the biggest tree. Montag never really thinks about what is happening in his life, or why it seems he never shows much emotion towards anything. Clarisse teaches Montag to look around and to pay attention to what is really important in life, just not what his society tells him. Even though I believe Clarisse was the reason for Montag’s major metamorphosis, I believe that there were two additional individuals that had a role to play in Montag’s expedition to find answers to fill the void in his life.

Humans have established themselves as the most dominant species to ever roam the Earth. We grasp concepts and ideas from past experience and merge it into a whole new notion, an innovation. It’s a cycle that works, and one that we’ve adopted in order to prevail. But what if the cycle is broken, and we completely cut off every single idea that was discovered or thought of, then what? When this occurs, we are left vulnerable and susceptible to manipulation. This idea isn’t new, in fact, it has been used by China’s first emperor.The novel Fahrenheit 451 also touches upon government censorship. Both achieve this through book burning.

Laurie Halse Anderson once said, “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” Censorship, by definition, is suppressing people from looking at books, movies, et cetera. In Fahrenheit 451 and The Book Thief, the government forces their community and the citizens within it to censor out what they read and look at. They do this out of fear of the people turning back on them and rebelling. And sometimes people censor themselves to stay blissfully unaware of the terror that surrounds them.

Political figures control society and the perspective of others. The perspective of others is important to the government that's basically the reason why they censor it. The government has been enforcing censorship on things that could harm society. They do this in order for people not to realize what is happening in civilization. Some of the restrictions that the government enforce are necessary because they do not want our nation to view the improper behavior. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag has never questioned his job until Clarisse McClellan has opened his mind. Montag later questions his job and his doing of burning books. No one ever questions what the government hides from the nation everyone goes along with it.

It’s always important to be able to recognize the signs of a government that’s overstepping it’s bounds and becoming a dictatorship. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury tells the story of a man named Guy Montag who is living under a government that is showing those signs. The signs of a totalitarian government that are shown by Fahrenheit include, but aren’t limited to control of the population, destruction of opposing ideas, and increased domestic surveillance.

In Fahrenheit 451 (1953) Ray Bradbury examines the consequences of censorship, which may include a lack of independent thinking, the government controlling everyone’s lives, and an increasing amount of suicidal attempts. Bradbury introduces censorship into society in a unique manner. Rather than by traditional government dictate, the people insist on censorship for the purpose of equality and create a community where everyone thinks like one another. However, what the people get in return is a government much different than they had anticipated. To begin his argument, Bradbury demonstrates that censorship results in a lack of independent, intelligent thinking. Bradbury exhibits the idea that censorship affects individualistic thinking

A famous educator and historian by the name Alfred Whitney Griswold once said, “Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail… the only weapon against bad ideas is better ideas” (Webster’s). This can be seen in Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, by showing us that even though a whole community does not question the ethics of banning books, if one person begins to understand the idea of the communities ignorance the whole situation could change drastically.

Clarisse says, “I tell them that sometimes I just sit and think”(21). Finally, Montag is made aware of this simplicity. When he is trying to find happiness himself, he remembers that Clarisse finds contenment through siting, observing and thinking. Montag begins to notice that his wife is a foil as she had never done either one of those things. Bradbury supports Jameson’s quote of happiness by showing how Mildred is suicidal and has no connection with people and her only connection is with her “Family” in the walls on Television. Montag begins to find himself and starts to realize that he really doesn’t care about Mildred, that she is an empty vessel. Later in the book Montage feels a stronger connection to a girl that he has only spoken to a handful of times versus his own wife whom he is suppose to have a strong connection. When Montage almost died by getting run over he says, “I wonder if they were the ones who killed Clarisse! He wanted to run after them yelling. His eyes watered.” (114). Montag knew Mildred for years yet he realizes that when she leaves him she will never miss him or mourn him; Montag feels closer with Clarisse as marvels at her idea of happiness. Montag starts to develop deeper feelings about thoughtful people like Clarisse. He would cry for this girl he barely knew more than he would for his own wife whom he felt no connection to.

Clarisse, the young women, impacts Montag’s life and changes his perspective on the world. When Montag first met Clarisse, he noticed she did not behave like the other citizens. Clarisse does not obsess over technology. Instead, Clarisse liked to enjoy the outside world and pay attention to it. As Montag and Clarisse interact and become friends, Clarisse says something to Montag that shocks him. For the first time Montag contemplates his life and job. While in this state of shock, Clarisse tells Montag that she finds him unique because he does not ignore her. Instead he listens and comprehends what she says, "...You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow."(23-24). After Clarisse says this, Montag decides to do something Clarisse suggested. He stopped to feel the rain drip on his tongue, something he has never done before. Clarisse impacted Montag's life in a way that made him realize and appreciate the world around him. Until Montag met Clarisse, he never thought of the world as something to take care of and appreciate. Clarisse shaped Montag into the person he became. Other