Ferdinand Foch's Allusion In Fahrenheit 45

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 there many allusion that demonstrate the themes in book. One of these allusions being the Book of Job which is a story about the perseverance of the humane spirit, a major theme in Fahrenheit 451. A second allusion is Confucius who shows the importance of literature and what is valued in life. A final allusion is Mahatma Gandhi who fought through censorship and oppression to change the ways of society. Montag throughout the book stays true to his goal and these same attributes are seen in the Book of Job.

Mildred is seen to be immensely emotionless and does not have an ounce of remorse in her body. When Montag brought up the topic of deaths, she would talk very nonchalant and was loose over the matter. Mildred is deemed to be empty inside. Her mind, emotions, and life all show to consist of nothing. This issue makes Montag question their relationship. He begins to wonder if the woman who he has been married to for ten years was truly the woman who he thought she was. For instance, Mildred did not even know where they met for the first time.

Life flips itself upside down by someone hearing or seeing a seemingly irrelevant thing. One person’s small action greatly impacts someone else. One thing leads to another, and because of something small, the current world changes. Kristallnacht, during WWII, remains as an excellent example of this. An assassination leads to this horrendous night, which in turn leads to a rise in anti-semitic behaviors.

In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses an allusion to John the Baptist and a direct reference to a line in the Book of Ecclesiastes to foreshadow how Montag and Granger’s group were preparing to direct society towards a new value for acquiring knowledge. Bradbury first uses an allusion to John the Baptist to foreshadow the new direction that Montag and Granger’s group have planned for society. When Montag meets Ganger’s group, Granger explains to Montag that they are gaining knowledge to be the voice, “... crying in the wilderness” (152). This allusion is from the Bible and is explaining how when the time came, John the Baptist would prepare the way for Jesus Christ. John the Baptist told the people to repent of their sins and listen to the one that was coming, Jesus.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is full of different allusions from different books and authors and also full of themes connected to the allusions. Some of the allusions in the book are Henry David Thoreau and his book, Walden. Guy Fawkes and the book of Job connect to the book as well.

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 the history of the world, there have come many such kinds of incidents that have changed the whole map of the history. In about every nation, there have occurred a lot of surprising events which distinguish that nation from the other one. So history of the world is so much rich when we take a close look at it.

An ancient Chinese proverb states “One cannot know peace without knowing war” (Herzberg). In a time where all that plagues many nations was war, it was inevitable that a time of peace needed to follow or at least the sober idea of it. The proverb was created to validate wars and later turned into a way to approach life’s troubles. Being within an individual or on a global scale, war and peace are connected. They exist coherently but never together; they are the cause and effects of each other. One follows the other yet both are needed in order to understand the other one. This relationship between war and peace is developed in the Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. While the first major world war is the background

Fahrenheit 451 contains many allusions; historic, mythological, and biblical. Bradbury uses these allusions to connect the book and reader’s life experiences. One example of a historical ".... when Mildred ran from the parlor like a native fleeing an eruption of Vesuvius." (pg. 93) Vesuvius was a famous volcano that erupted in AD79 destroying the city of Pompeii and all of its residents, illustrating the destructive capabilities of fire.

Ray Bradbury once stated, “I never consciously place symbolism in my writing. That would be a self-conscious exercise and self-consciousness is defeating to any creative act … During a lifetime, one saves up information which collects itself around centers in the mind; these automatically become symbols on a subliminal level and need only be summoned in the heat of writing.” (The Paris Review). Bradbury’s may not have consciously placed symbolism in Fahrenheit 451, but his use of symbolism throughout the story allows the reader to relate back to their most basic instincts, all while seeing a deeper meaning to what they are really looking at.

hroughout the novel of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there have been many allusions that connected to alternative literature. fine famous authors like Shakspere, and Sir Phillip Sydney were tied into the story. The Bible and Greek stories were additionally concerned. The result of quoting these works of literature improved the 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.

The Tower of Babel, Walking on water, and The Tree of life all work together to bring the overall theme of hope in F451. Some of the similarities that the three allusions include a sense of hope and faith that things will get better within their connotation. In our first two allusions it's Captain Betty who is yelling or talking down to Montag about books such as the Bible. This is  particularly important because at this stage in the book Captain Betty is looking down on religion and stripping it and making it look like a foolish belief. Towards the end of the book we see the tree of life being mentioned. The tree of life is so important to the ending of the book because it represents the good and the evil and how Montag was able to overcome

In life, people go on a journey of self-discovery to find who they are which leads the creation of mistakes and struggle to find a place in society. The strive to find a distinctive role leads them to take specific actions to obtain their goal. A major obstacle in their journey is the authoritarian and powerful society who represses the people to conform to their rules. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the government censors controversial issues from the people to ensure that no uprising or rebellion will arise relating their boundaries and laws. Their primary goal of the dictatorial government is to cease the curiosity and creativity of society and force the people to observe their beliefs. To enforce their authority, the government closely observes the people and holds everyone liable to danger; life would pass by too quickly giving them little time to ponder about the world. Similarly to the oppression in Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the protagonist, Hester Prynne, defies the rules of the strict Puritan community and is cast aside by the townspeople. Refusing to conform to the ideals of society, Hester was unable to regain her position and lives in isolation on the outskirts of Boston. These two characters, however, have some differences concerning their hero’s journey. In Fahrenheit, Montag uncovers his distinctiveness and uniqueness of others in the society while fighting against the government who tries to control independent thought. Hester, on the other hand,

Mildred Montag, a character in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, is rarely remembered beyond an image of a passive antagonist, a zombified burden on the heroic Guy Montag. However, a closer examination reveals a complex character in fascinating historical context. Why is Mildred and what she symbolizes unanimously misinterpreted? In letting go of wrongful assumptions, exploring the factors behind her misinterpretation and developing an appreciation for her difficult situation, the answer to this question becomes clear. In getting to better understand Mildred Montag and the oft-ignored demographic of housewives she represents, one is choosing to listen to a voice history silenced.