Fahrenheit 451 Quote Analysis

This is an important part of the book because this realization could cause Guy change the way he acts. He could also end up trying to take steps to regain his happiness that he lost. By trying to fill that hole in his heart that once contained happiness, Montag could end up doing something very drastic or unexpected.

In Fahrenheit 151, a book written by Ray Bradbury, one of the major points of the plot is censorship. In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, Montag, the protagonist, begins to steal books from the fires he’s responded to and hides them inside his air vent. Beatty, his chief, explains how books used to be and how citizens were horrified and offended by them. Authors began to edit their books, trying not to offend anyone, and as a result, began to create dull and boring books. Society then decided to burn all the books then have more people offended by them. Montag then decides to talk to Faber, a retired professor who team up to start planting reprinted books in houses for firemen to find. After trying to show his wife about the books and how useful they are, his wife betrays Montag by burning his house down. This was society’s way of censorship, by banning books that promote free thinking.

Guy Montag struggles with his new thoughts about the world. Since talking with Clarisse, he has noticed that nobody ever thinks. They just desire happiness, but Montag has realized that the world has more than happiness in it. The world has pain and annoyances that make you think. Montag struggles as he tries to act normal after Clarisse opened his mind and made him think. Then, one dark night, he met Clarisse. She caused him to think. She caused him to question. She caused him to want. He wanted to think. He wanted to question. Most importantly, he wanted books. After stealing a book from a fire one night, Montag lay in bed, ill and fretful and thoughtful. After his Captain visited him, Montag displayed his hidden books to his ignorant wife. After his wife, Mildred, collapsed with fear and horror, Montag called a man he met one day at a park. Venturing out into the night, the distressed and confused fireman journeyed to a retired professor. There, the professor convinced him to concede a book to Beatty, the fireman captain.

(AGG) Have you ever been obsessed with “stuff”? Yes, we all want the basic things such as the latest iPhone model or new sneakers. But in the novel Fahrenheit 451, the society takes this obsession to the next level. (BS-1) The society prioritizes their items. (BS-2) These items then replace the feelings society has for themselves and others in their life. (BS-3) But once they are separated from their items, the society acquires qualities that were once astray. (TS) Ray Bradbury depicts a key message in the novel Fahrenheit 451: that the society is consumed by “stuff” and have no care for the things that actually matter.

In a society where firefighter’s purposely burn books, anything is possible. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, a firefighter, Guy Montag, follows the rules and expectations of burning books. The job of a firefighter is to burn books because they are banned in the society Montag is a part of. Throughout the book Montag meets various characters that create curiosity and help him gain knowledge about the rules of his society. In the end, Montag is able to develop his own opinions and views about the rules he is following.

First, Guy Montag's feelings about his job do change because in the beginning he loved his job. In the novel, Montag is a fireman who starts fires. It is clear that in the beginning of the novel, Montag's feels great about his job, because the novel states, "It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed" (Bradbury 3). The quote shows that Montag loves his job, because Montag thinks it is a pleasure to watch everything destroyed by fire. In the beginning Montag loves his job confirming that Montag's feelings do change about his

Guy Montag’s wife and the novels most symbolic character, Mildred live together . Mildred’s character a clear glimpse of the world that Montag was living in. Mildred not only embodied the ignorance in her society but, as well the pain. Mildred was depressed and used the pills and TV to make it look like she was fine. The allusion that Bradbury was trying to make here was in the last stanza of the poem.

First of all, Montag faces government censorship over society’s citizens, which changes him to become a courageous character, and he learns that because the government has taught people to take what they have for

Montag, brought up to burn books, is confused at his actions. As his mind unravels he begins to think for himself after meeting Faber, he constantly questions how he “could have been so blind” and “how it got to this.” He thinks back to burning books and thinks “my hands did the actions, mindlessly” montag feels anger toward his ignorance, maybe he could have done things different. Guy pity’s himself and his wife, mildred, not because he is sad, because he wish things could have been different for them. Mostly, is enraged by the ignorance and helplessness of the people around himself, and is the cause of most of his confusion.

While the government may gain from restraining the thought of society, the people in society lose many important traits. Their whole culture has disappeared, people have lost all of their social skills. When Mildred and her friends are having a small party, Montag observes how they act together, and how they speak to each other, “Doesn’t everyone look nice!’ ‘Nice.’ ‘You look fine, Millie’ ‘Fine’ ‘Everyone looks swell.’ ‘Swell!” (89-90). The women haven’t talked about anything besides how everyone looks, a topic that they barely get into. The women can’t talk about war, because that’s been hidden from them, they also can’t debate anything, because debates and controversy have been eradicated from their whole society. On the other hand, Clarisse

How does life make you feel...Are you depressed? Are you lonely? Are you happy? Are you stressed. Are you okay? Are you giving up? Are you living a life that you don’t love or are you proud about who you are? Montag thinks that he is happy, but he doesn't find out that he really isn't until Clarisse truly shows him. Honestly, he is just living a life that doesn’t show him what life is really all about. He is missing out on so many moments because he isn’t allowed to read or feel emotion. Ray Bradbury wants us to know that sometimes there is no such thing as a Utopia...in the world, or in society where we live. Everyone has hard times, but what if they just don’t stop, what if they continue until the day you die?

The consequence of this behavior could send Montag to prison, which Montag does not care about. After reading several books Montag talks with his close friend, Faber, and says to him "We have everything to be happy, but we're not happy" .What Montag tells Faber at that moment is really an expression of how he started analyzing more after starting reading books. Although Montag's love life changes and his view of society are changed too, this is not the only change Montag must admit. In the start of the book Montag is delighted in the work of burning illegal books and the homes of where they are found. However, as the book progresses, Montag becomes increasingly disgruntled, as he realizes that he has an empty, unfulfilling life. A point that shows that Montag in the start of the book is happy about his job is when he hangs up his helmet and shines it; hangs up his jacket neatly; showers luxuriously, and then, whistling walks across the upper floor.

James Madison once said that “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”James Madison quote relates to Fahrenheit 451 because when Montag finally had realized how good books are, he didn’t let the government tell him what to do or what he cannot learn. Knowledge is a powerful factor that empowers people

“Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” -Yehuda Bauer. In the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray bradbury, Montag did not stand by and observe the corruption of the government, but instead took matters into his own hands and rebelled for what he believed in. A person is able to rebel when they cannot think their own way, when they are forced to do something, and the uneasiness of being unsafe.

We live in a world that is not perfect, yes we have problems but don’t you think that we should fix them instead of hiding them. We see many problems being avoided or hidden in the book Fahrenheit 451. A man with the name Guy Montag has been working at his job as a fireman for ten years. His job as a fireman is to not put out fires, but to start them. In this society where ignorance is bliss is a norm, they burn books and strip humankind from knowledge. He meets a seventeen year old girl, she is curious about things. She talks about the past and how back then people were happy. Then he meets a professor and he explains how there could be a future where things could be different, he goes against the law because he knows what’s wrong and tries