Fahrenheit 451 Critical Analysis

Human beings are naturally curious. We are always in search of better ideas, and new solutions to problems. One of a basic idea of Indonesia has been freedom of thinking and a free flow of ideas. But in some societies, governments try to keep their people ignorant. Usually, this is so governments can keep people under control and hold on to their power. In trying to keep people from the realities of the world, these oppressive governments can end up damaging or even destroying their society.

The dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 written by author Ray Bradbury in 1953, shows what he speculates the fate of society to be. Fahrenheit 451 takes places in the corrupt United States when people no longer read books and are satisfied only by entertainment. In Fahrenheit 451, the fire has been perceived in many different ways by the main character Guy Montag, once a fireman. Fire in Fahrenheit 451 represents both rebirth and destruction. Mythological creatures, such as the salamander and Phoenix have influenced the change in the perception of fire.

Imagine living in society, where people are not cherished, and life is not valuable. Also all of your opinions are taken as a grain of salt. The story Fahrenheit 451, takes place in a society where there are conflicting ideas because of the censorship of the government. In this society they are not allowed to read any books that display hatred. If someone gets caught reading books, then the ‘firemen’ will come and burn all the books and once they are finished burning them, they will  arrest the person. Also in this society, there is little to no interpersonal relationships. The main reason for this is because of technology. The society in Fahrenheit 451, does not display the meaning of a life richly lived because there is no mourning for the dead, babies are viewed as insignificant, and children are not loved.

Work is enjoyable because by devious formal means it transforms our deepest anxieties and desires into socially acceptable meanings.” Terry Eagleton’s quote describes how we often take society’s fears and utilize it for a more socially valued outcome such as literature. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the author exemplifies Eagleton’s stance by sublimating his fear of the modern technology replacing human intimacy, cultural regression and complacency in the face of oppression.

Imagine traveling to the future to discover the disappearance of the principles and ways of life that once were. In this futuristic world, firemen start fires to burn books instead of extinguishing them. Likewise, today’s common notion that people should read books and educate themselves reverses to the opposite where books have become illegal. The government tries to make the people believe that books only cause pain and suffering but, on the contrary, they enlighten the ignorance of the unknowing. The idea of happiness shrouds the people of this time when their euphoria is just blindness towards reality.

People are always blocked from true knowledge and the government continuously will try to manipulate you, well having free education for all can get you to think for yourself without being controlled. Society should be more responsible for providing access and equity to free education for its citizens in order to give the people to think for themselves and not be manipulated by others that have knowledge.In the story it shows the government not really caring about the education of the people on how they just burn the books that people try to read, it's basically manipulating the people for their own. In harrison bergeron they give you handicapped and put you in same line of intelligence which makes it difficult to think for the themselves without their education, again it's manipulating the people to for their own needs.

It makes people think burn it; it is different burn it, but if it is fake and thinks for us keep it. These are the ideas expressed by Ray Bradbury in his novel Fahrenheit 451, where firemen burn books and tv is a person's "family." In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury suggests television can take away people's ability to think freely and express themselves. He uses symbolism, characterization, and dialogue to demonstrate people are controlled by fear and technology thinks for people. In Fahrenheit 451, fire destroys, technology thinks, and people do nothing but follow the directions.

Montag could see the millions of little crumbles and bits of building that at one time in history were considered modern and original. Montag saw the remains of the building like they were all the rules and standards of society, holding him back in his past. He was startled, confused, and almost refreshed by the perspectives he was receiving from just a long glance at the remains. The thoughts flowing through his mind caught him completely off guard, almost like being slammed with one, bold, enormous brick. They left him feeling empowered and wise, like he all of a sudden understood all the unanswered questions flowing through his mind, even the ones that were nonsense, and he felt free, from the chains, the locks, and the bolts, locking

In Fahrenheit 451 information, independent thought, and freedoms are restricted. The citizens are not allowed to own, possess, or read books. They are kept busy by a plethora of distractions that prevent them from having any ideas of their own. As demonstrated by Mildred, people's attention spans are sufficiently shortened by the technology they are surrounded by, preventing them from seeking any information.

Fahrenheit 451 was taken place in a futuristic dystopian society where books were not allowed. Media then replaced books as a form of censorship in order to avoid self-thought throughout the masses. Mildrid, Montag's companion embodies both the shallowness and mediocrity of the society. She has immersed herself absolutely in an electronic world, detaching herself from Montag who commences perceiving the world they live in in a new light. Clarisse is considered an odd individual by her society's standards.

There are places where the government has supreme authority over citizens, but not much like the society in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a society with a totalitarian government set in the future where people are not allowed to have books. Making citizens think that they are happy with the best lifestyle is how the government obtains power over the populous. Books are illegal to keep and read in the society, so no one knows the useful knowledge they contain. The government conditions citizen’s lifestyles as well, making them feel like they are living the best they can. The government maintains power over the populous by threatening any citizen who tries to break the law. A dog-like machine known as the Mechanical

Did you know that firefighters are the ones who actually starts the fires and not put them out? Well, me either,but in Ray Bradbury’s story “Fahrenheit 451”Firefighters are different and actually go into homes and burn book collections just cause.Books are important but in Fahrenheit 451 not so much.one important theme in “Fahrenheit 451” is that technology will take over and we will no longer need knowledge from books that were created in the past.I know this due to the fact they are burning books with no reason but have tv’s that are the size of walls. In Ray Bradbury “Fahrenheit 451” people in the society seem to be clueless about everything.On page twelve chapter one Clarisse McClellan ask another character named Montag “Is it true that

Information and knowledge, invaluable in society, are concealed and destroyed due to the government’s greed for power. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury follows the life of Guy Montag, a fireman, as he attempts to understand the dystopian society around him and his life. Montag rebels against the government and society itself in an attempt to understand his purpose. In the futuristic novel, books are illegal and burned in fires when found in homes. When Montag reveals his own collection of books, his world begins to change. In the novel and in life, people have restricted access to knowledge and information. This dystopian quality can be a result of the government’s desire to protect the people, or due to the government’s want to

Imagine sitting in bed for hours on end, watching your favorite show on a tablet that is inches from your face. For most people, this is the everyday way of life. But when was the last time you shut everything off in a quiet room and thought about your life? Most of us never take this opportunity because there isn’t a waking moment we aren’t doing something. If we aren’t busy working or at school we are texting our friends and watching TV or playing video games. When Ray Bradbury wrote about a future society in Fahrenheit 451 he wasn’t far off. Our society has become like the one in Fahrenheit 451.

Now at first glance anyone may look at the book and wonder what does Fahrenheit 451 mean? Well Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper catches on fire. This is our first glimpse into Ray Bradbury’s dystopian world in Fahrenheit 451. So, this book was originally published in 1953 during World War II and starting the Cold War, which plays a huge role in what this book symbolizes. The author of Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury.