Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Analysis

A reason why he changed himself to be part of the popular group is he changed what he wore. In the story the author stated “It’s a sad fact of life that the clothes a child wears and how he wears them often determine his rank in school society.” In the story mitch became unpopular because he wore yellow pants and shorts. Second, He only wants to be friends with the popular kids. In the story the author said “I must step forward now, or retreat forever to a life of bitter companions and three leaf clovers. This is how popularity can change

In the text it says, “I had been resigned to my rank for many months, but now, looking at the two Allans (still arguing over the same three-leaf clover), then at the popular boys, I suddenly knew that I could not stand another day at the bottom. I wanted to be a part of the noise and the laughter; I wanted, I needed, to be popular” (45). As you can see this quote states that he was relentless and didn't want to give up at trying to be popular. Then because of the narrator’s dauntless behavior, he decided to go up to the popular boys. At first he wasn't noticed so the next day he went back. Once the narrator was noticed, Mitch made a nasty comment about his clothes. Just when he was about to walk away he made a bold joke about Mitch’s enthralling outfit. In the text it says, “Someone else needs a mirror. You look like a canary” (48). Then with the grace of a magician’s assistant, I raised my left arm in a presidential gesture and said, “Boys, I give you Tweety Bird” (48). This shows how relentless and bold the narrator was for saying this to one of the really popular

When Montag goes on the run after killing Beatty, he face the biggest danger which is the mechanical hound, who has Montag’s scent and is on his trail. Media was another problem, because the government took quick advantage of the fact, that almost everyone in their society stays home at night and watches television.

Have you ever had the odds all stacked up on you before and you had to work so hard to prove everyone wrong? This is demonstrated all throughout the book Fahrenheit 451, an example of this is when Faber tells Montag that he is crazy and he will never be able to find the true reason why they are burning and getting rid of all of the books. Montag who is the main character in this book is a middle aged fireman. But in this book the firemen start fires instead of putting them out. As the book goes along Montag starts to wonder why books are so bad and why he has to burn them but he never got a real answer from anyone they all just did as they were told. He wants to prove that books aren't bad for you and they are actually good for you

“’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.

Mitch is extremely guilty as he completely ignored his professor even when he promised to keep in touch. Consequently, when he reunites with Morrie, at his last months, he reveals compassion towards him. According to, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” it states, “I leaned over to give him a hug. And then, although it is not really like me, I kissed him on the cheek.” Mitch gives these signs of affection to make up for those 16 years of absence. This is also a sign of thanks to being such a remarkable professor and regrets for not being there with him. He is able let out his guilt through these actions and worries that Morrie would not welcome him and hold grudges instead. In addition, as the last days get closer, Mitch becomes desperate to do anything to keep holding onto Morrie and let him know this. As a result, he volunteers to take over the processes such as massages in easing Morrie’s pain. In, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” it states, “Morrie liked being held and touched. And at this point, anything I could do to make him happy, I was going to do.” To clarify, Mitch had watched Morrie’s therapists and doctors soothe Morrie through their methods repeatedly. In his attempts to hang onto his last moments and treasure him, he takes over for a massage to show Morrie how much he cares about him. As you can see, Mitch responds to his adversity through his exhibition of patience and

Mitch has a very courteous and gregarious perspective on life. He basically believes that everyone deserves a chance. When he first meets Blanche, he begins to fall in love with her but soon after Stanley reveals the true Blanche to Mitch, he feels betrayed. At that point, his perspective changed because, he begins to become a little more like Stanley. An example of this is when he finds out and comes to meet Blanche and tells her

Harold Mitchell or Mitch is the best friend and old war buddy of Stanley Kowalski, he is shown to have little confidence but a big heart. Mitch is a lost soul, he was in love to a girl who passed away. He’s been looking for a new romance ever since the audience first see him within the play, he wants to find love before his mother passes away. His actions to seduce Blanche were noble at first, but afterwards we see his selfish motivations

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in” (Albom 52). Throughout the book you can see how much he changes when he meets with Morrie every tuesday. In the beginning of Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch says that he is in love with Janine but it not

“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.

This connects to the claim because Will made fun of Mitch to become popular he also had to change himself to become popular too. This is another reason why Will wants to be popular he has to make fun of

“Would he have done much differently? Selfishly, I wondered if I were in his shoes, would I be consumed with sad thoughts of all that I had missed? Would I regret the secrets I had kept hidden”(Albom 64). This quote is from Tuesdays with Morrie, It is talking about how the main character Mitch Albom puts himself in Morries Schwartz’s shoes. Morrie had a disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impact physical functions. Morrie is Mitch’s old college professor. They meet on tuesdays at Morrie's house to talk about his life lessons that he has learned over his lifespan. Morrie teaches people to live through loving what he has and cherishing it, by being able to open up to another in a

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.

At the beginning of the story Mitch was a self-absorbed person who was only worried about how much money he was making and the latest celebrity gossip. He was basically like any average person his age, he didn’t understand the meaning of living and was mostly worried about trivial pursuits. On his first visit to Morrie’s home, he didn’t run up to greet his professor who he hadn’t seen in about sixteen years instead he ignored the old man who came out of his house to welcome him. Mitch was more interested in finishing his phone conversation about work so, he pretended not to see his professor. He put his work before his supposed friend. Also, towards the beginning he’s disgusted by some of Morrie’s actions, but towards the end it no longer seems

Thus, he goes to hide in the bathroom for a while. This shows the internal conflict that build on Mitch’s life because of his sick mother. He is a caring man