Fahrenheit 451 Response Essay

By reading this, it explains that fire will help him move on and not remember montag and what he did. He wants Montag to be defeated and to know that burning the books is the right thing to do and is the only thing to do. Beatty makes sure that only burning book and not reading them are allowed in their house or society at all. He is very demanding because he

Finally, throughout the novel Bradbury presents a conflict between ignorance and understanding. The general society is being numbed into believing that knowledge makes people disagree with each other and unhappy. To prevent people from reading and gaining knowledge, the firemen burn all books. By committing these actions, they are promoting sameness and ignorance, to supposedly maintain happiness among society. Captain Beatty explains the history of firemen to Montag, speaking of their society’s view of equality. “We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the constitution says, but everyone made equal . . . A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man’s mind.” (Bradbury, page 58) Captain Beatty is hinting that books encourage people to question authority and think about why things are done the way they are

Ban books or burn them? Ray Bradbury wrote his famous novel Fahrenheit 451 in 1953 fantasizing about a world in which books were banned, and when a book was found it was burnt and destroyed. Little did he know that his thought of books being banned could actually happen and that it would be one of his own. Today Fahrenheit 451 is being banned and challenged in schools all across America. How ironic that a book about books being banned is now being banned around the country. A prize winning book by a prize winning author is now being questioned as to whether it is a good book to teach in an English class. Though Fahrenheit 451 may contain controversial elements such as language, discussion of

In the book Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury describes a futuristic society in which it is normal for an average individual to shun and absolutely loathe books. The main character, Guy Montag, works as a fireman, and his job description consists of burning books instead of preventing fires. Television is a major topic in this book, and for the most part, is portrayed as an extremely obsessive and deleterious item. Today, in American society however, television is a much more positive thing, and has a lot to contribute to a healthy, connected, and well informed society.

“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings” is a famous quote said by Heinrich Heine, which relates to the concept of book burning, seen in the novel Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury uses his unique literary style to write the novel Fahrenheit 451; where he brings his readers to a future American Society which consists of censorship, book burning, and completely oblivious families. The novel’s protagonist, Guy Montag, is one of the many firemen who takes pride in starting fires rather than putting them out, until he encounters a seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan. As the novel progresses, the reader is able to notice what Clarisse’s values are in the novel, how her innocence and

Society, and all of the 'normal' people, might see Beatty as a hero who died in action, trying to keep the world safe and happy. Guy Montag would be seen as a threat to the nation, or a man who had gone insane and turned against his coworkers and his country. He was a criminal that tried to destroy the government by attempting to make people read. Those who were considered 'odd' or 'weird,' like Clarisse, Faber, and Professor Granger, whom Montag met while running from the police, might see Beatty as an ignorant man who tried to suppress the opinions of authors because he thought that their opinions might offend people and cause conflict, while Montag was a hero who tried to bring knowledge back into the world. The Captain only saw ways in which he could take knowledge away from people could solve the problems of the whole nation, but when the former fireman finds the group of professors sitting around a fire, he realizes that, “He hadn't known fire could look this way. He had never thought in his life that it could give as well as take” (Bradbury 146). He learns that giving people information and the ability to gain knowledge is a better idea than taking it

Beatty does not accept that everyone can be equal while still being different in their gifts and abilities. Instead, being equal is being the same, and people can only be made “alike” be ensuring that no one can become “mountains” or develop to a high level. This holds back social progress, because some of the “mountains” may make great progress in science, medicine or art and better the lives of all members of society. Censorship also works against creativity. There are many different ways to be a “mountain,” but burning books denies people the chance to better themselves and discover their own unique gifts.

Beatty's voice had an impact on Fahrenheit 451, which convinces their society that life with our books is a better way of life. Even though Beatty had lived with the life of books and gave him his creativity, he continues to believe life is better without them. "Captain Beatty, the fire chief, sees burning books as a way to make everyone equal" (Lenhoff, 2). This evidence proves that as the captain of the firefighters, Beatty has an impact on the rest of the firemen which has them agreeing on the fact that life without books will make everyone equal by not knowing the knowledge in them. Since having books became to be such a negative influence in their society, firemen became responsible for burning them. "Pursuit of happiness displaced liberty,

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, we can see a lot of things wrong with the society, things that most people think could happen to us, but is it really that unrealistic? Ray Bradbury didn't think so when he wrote it because he was writing about his own time period, shortly after WWII, but the themes he wrote about are still present today. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury criticizes illusion of happiness, oppression, and loss of self, not only his fictitious society, but our society in real life, too.

In the beginning of the book, he found pleasure in burning. But after going through a series of events, Montag developed a new hatred for it. He is clearly not the same person he used to be. Montag has gained more confidence, courage, and knowledge whereas in the beginning he kept to himself, was skittish, and let his fears overwhelm him. Clarisse helped Montag look at the world and realize the smallest details, Captain Beatty and the environment helped Montag realize how horrible and closed-off their laws and relationships were, and Faber helped Montag gain the courage to try and change the laws.

Beatty, who is a negative person, convinces everyone around him that burning is good. Mean and bitter people in the world come with very similar qualities, such as

When Montag fails to show up for work, Chief Beatty visits his house. He explains that every fireman goes through a phase wondering what books are all about. He delivers a confusing speech explaining how books became banned. He explains that the books started to offend people. Soon books began looking the exact same when the writers tried to avoid offending anybody. That was not enough though, so everyone decided to just burn them instead of fighting over opinions. At the end, Beatty told Montag he had twenty-four hours to see if his stolen books contained anything important and then turn them in to be burned. When Beatty left Montag began reading all night, but became overwhelmed. He looked to Mildred for support, but she didn’t think he should be wasting his time reading instead he should be watching TV. Montag slowly remembers about a man he met named Faber in the park a couple years back and decides he might be able to help him understand what he was reading. Montag decides to call Faber and tell him about his problem, and Faber agrees to help Montag with his reading, which makes Montag want to start making more books and make them important again. So they came up with a very risky plan. Faber contacts a retired

In the beginning, Beatty seems like the typical fireman in that time, against books, seems to have never read any books, burns houses, and blindly following what the government tells him to,

I believe that I should be placed in honors ELA for next year. My grades this year, while not perfect, do match the criteria for honors. I have earned mostly fours on my writing, with a handful of 3.5s and only one or two threes. I am not going to make excuses for those less than perfect grades, but I do honestly believe that I can do better. I know what my weaknesses are, and I will work towards improving them. My essay for Fahrenheit 451 in particular was not as well written as I would have wanted, but in the process of writing it I learned some time management skills and the importance of the planning process. All of this I will use next time around to write better analytical essays.

+Is there a general reason that factors into the hostility people have towards books? (meaning is there a general motive for the hate of books, such as secrets, hate of knowledge or just lack of general importance/significance in people's lives?)