Fahrenheit 451 Quote 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.

Clarisse McClellan, Guy Montag and Mildred Montag are some citizens living in the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In the epigraph written by Spanish poet, Juan Ramon Jimenez reads, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” This means when faced with opposition or conformity, insurrection, the act of revolting against the government, should be considered carefully. Taking action is an option, but is not Bradbury’s true intentions by adding this fitting epigraph to his story. By showing readers his connection between ruled paper and writing the other way through his characters, Bradbury shares his understanding of indirect rebellion and the 3 types of people found in civil division. Both Clarisse and Mildred are

1. The narrator, Ray Bradbury is saying the words. He is comparing the soft fluttering of a fly’s wings in ones ear to the vibration that occurred in Montag’s ear when Faber

“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.

“You're not like the others. I've seen a few; I know. When I talk, you look at me. When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. The others would never do that. The others would walk off and leave me talking. Or threaten me. No one has time any more for anyone else. 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. (Page 21)

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.

In Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, books are a very big complication in their world. Everyone believes there is something offensive about all books, so no one is allowed to learn from them. Throughout the book Clarisse, Beatty, and Guy discover the true significance behind books. The true significance behind books is that you can learn so much more from them than just going on the internet and watching videos or searching stuff on Google, and it allows you to use your imagination when you are reading a story.

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.

By analyzing the story Fahrenheit 451, it can be proven that Millie had the chance to change in the story, but decided not to.

“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

Thesis The theme of actions have consequences, applies in both Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and “Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut. First Example from Fahrenheit 451: To begin, in Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, a citizen tipped off the firemen about her neighbor, who might own unauthorized book. Almost instantaneously, the firemen appeared at the suspicious neighbor’s front door.

(AGG) As Henri Frederic Amiel once said, “Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.” (BS-1) Throughout this book, the only priority for the people is to have a bunch of items. (BS-2) Even though they have a lot of items, they lose all their morals. (BS-3) However, the people who don’t value objects obtain much more. (TS) One of the main messages in the book, Fahrenheit 451 is that people of society are very materialistic which causes them to lose all sentiment.

Being told you’re happy and believing it doesn’t make it true. Fahrenheit 451 is about a society that bans books and promotes violence and TV. The people in Fahrenheit 451 think that they are happy because what they live with seems normal to them. However, when a character realizes the world they live i has not always been the same, they become unhappy.

An idea is almost like a thought. You can’t see it, you can’t smell it, you can’t taste it, you can’t really hear it, and you can’t touch it. But it is existent. Its contents can be fulfilled and its purpose served. It is an object without a material self.

“It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (Bradbury 1). As a force of nature, fire demolishes objects uncontrollably once set free. Eating each individual object slowly, savouring the process of destruction. In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, Montag is the liberator of fire, using it to burn books, to watch them catch aflame and flutter in the air until they turn into a pile of black ash. As a fireman, Montag relishes the feeling of burning books, however, when he meets Clarisse McClellan, his perspective on his life changes. Gradually, Montag starts to shed of his skin and meets Faber, a retired English professor who feeds him with poetry and books. Ultimately, he finds his true sanctuary with a group of intellectual hobos next to the bank of the river. As Montag begins his journey with fire, he perceives it as a force of destruction, however, as he progresses on his quest to attain a clearer version of himself, the fire acts as the ash of phoenix, allowing him to reborn.