Fahrenheit 451 Passage Analysis

Often in literature a character who is alienated from society. In Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse McClellan is alienated from her society. Clarisse is alienated through her abnormal values, her family’s values, and by not attending to society’s norm. This can show, through her alienation, her society’s morals and values.

The trigger of his awareness towards censorship occurs on his first meeting with Clarisse who asks “’Do you ever read any of the books you burn?’ He laughed. ‘That's against the law!’ ‘Oh. Of course.’" (5). He is unaware of any content actually in the books, but is forced down by the conformity within the government to actually read one which shows “If they give you ruled paper.” Ruled paper is metaphorically related to the conformity this society faces. “They” is indicating or hinting at the government which enforces strong consequences upon those who do not “write” in the same way as everyone else. Found later in the story, the spark that lights Montag’s curiosity begins when a woman refuses to leave her books, "’come on, woman!’ The woman knelt among the books, touching the drenched leather and cardboard, reading the gilt titles with her fingers while her eyes accused Montag. ‘You can't ever have my books,’ she said (35). Before the house is erupted in flames by the ladies kitchen match, Montag steals a book portraying the quote by “writing the other

Quote one: “ He saw himself in her eyes, suspended in two shining drops of bright water, himself dark and tiny, in detail, the lines about his mouth, everything there as if her eyes were two miraculous bits of violet amber that might capture and hold him intact. Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it.” pg.5.

“There must be something in books, something we can imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”(Pg. 51) Main character Guy Montag is a servant to a society that is controlled by censorship and the fear of knowledge; Montag has spent his life burning books, to prevent the spread knowledge. But a series of events cause Montag's mind to change, and result in him breaking free from his society. The internal struggle of dynamic character Guy Montag, as to whether he should go on believing the lies his society has told him, or risk his life for something as simple as words on a page, brings readers into the corrupt society of Fahrenheit 451. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 author Ray

“’Strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames’” (Bradbury 6). In the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is a fireman, someone that burns books for the government to keep a firm control on what knowledge society has. However, through a series of events populated by an attempted suicide, a young girl, and an old man, Montag is shown a life where books are treasured instead of feared and hated. Armed with a vision of what the world has been, and could be like again, Montag ultimately meets up in the aftermath of a war with others that share his vision, and they begin their mission to make fire something other than a source of fear: a healing power.

Fahrenheit 451 is a book that uses a lot of imagery in order to convey its message written by Ray Bradbury an American author and screenwriter who let himself through his imagination. Theis novel book is set in a futuristice American society where people are not allowed to read books. The story revolves around the main character, Montag, a fireman whose job it is to burn books, and the people that he meets and experiences that challenges him to his societaly beliefs. Fire is one image that is used as something that represents distraction. Sad,unhappy and not adventurous are a way to describe Montag.

“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them” In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury depicts a dystopian society in which books are not allowed and banned by the government. In this futuristic society firemen start fires rather than put them out. Bradbury masterfully writes about topics such as unfair government, euphoria, and lack of contentment in one's job, proving the idea that rebellion is acceptable when the Government is cruel and discriminatory, when your contentment is harmed, and when you have disbelief in your profession.

Guy Montag’s point of view on books at the beginning of the book changes throughout his time meeting new people and understanding what his job is actually doing. In the book it states, “You weren’t there, you didn’t see,” He said. “There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a women stay in a burning house; there must be something in there. You don’t stay for nothing.” Shown by the quote Guy Montag realizes that there has to be something very special about books, that it is worth the risk of your life. This probably makes Guy interested in books, to investigate what is so special about them, and to see if his job his wrong. Throughout Guy Montag’s time with Clarisse he found the true

Picture society in a couple hundred years where nothing will ever be the same. Laws will be changed, technology will be more advanced and no one will remember how life previously was. People will live in a society where the government will control everyday living, and technology will over power one’s mind. Dystopian films and stories are not used to predict the future but to guide you if something like that were to ever come about. One key factor that influences the story or film is how the author or producer uses stylistic elements to send a social commentary message to the audience. The conversational sentence structure in Fahrenheit 451 creates an informal tone. The story, being told in third person, contemplates the events from the protagonist's

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man’s mind.” (Bradbury 58) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury takes place in a futuristic dystopian society; books are burned to restrict knowledge from citizens. Guy Montag, the protagonist, is a fireman who burns the books. Montag is taken by surprise when he meets Clarisse McClellan as he is walking home from work. Clarisse is an anomaly in the society; her stark contrast in comparison to the rest of the world forces Montag to question himself. From there, a rebellion spread that sparks a change in Montag and in society. In his novel Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury constructs the idea that censorship of knowledge causes citizens to discontinue questioning

“Are you happy?” That was the question that changed Montag’s life forever. The day Clarisse asked him this was a day that he would never forget. He will never forget it because this one, little question made him rethink his whole life. Everything he had ever thought to be true was wrong. It was the beginning of his new life, and he didn’t even know it yet. It’s amazing to think that this one question, the one that others would have just overlooked, this simple question could have changed someone’s life completely. But it did.

The focus on external objects that have no meaning is unhealthy to people's relationships and connections with others, and can replace our meaningful aspirations into meaningless time wasters. People are so obsessed with materials that they put their human interests, relationships and kindness towards each other aside. Human traits, like compassion or respect for each other is lost because people replace their love for others, with love for objects and when people stop them from being with their possessions, they get hostile and become trapped in this cycle of obsession with things. "'It’s only two thousand dollars,' she replied. ' And I should think you'd consider me sometimes.

The dystopian society describes an imaginary society that is dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. Montag is one of the victims in the dystopian society, that changes from a mindlessness servant to a book lover. The novel “Fahrenheit 451”, written by Ray Bradbury, tells the reader about a fireman name Guy Montag, who starts to realize that books are important because books give people knowledge, but when he tries to read or gained any information from books, he starts to face with many conflicts with his dystopian society. The protagonist of Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, develops are he faces conflicts with this dystopian society during his hero’s journey, and this development correlates with the novel’s overall theme of censorship.

In this scene, Montag is on his way home for the fire station. This scene is right before Montag meets Clarisse. This is important because that’s when his life starts to change because she makes him question society and his actions. Bradbury wants the readers to envision the hissing sound of the train and the air rushing in on Montag. The sound of the letter “s” helps you visualize or picture yourself on a train

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.