Gender Stereotypes In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Individuality is feared because it is seen as a threat in a society expects all citizens to conform. Individuality is when a particular person is aware of what is happening around them, while conformity is when a person’s behavior is in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, characters in the book show the relationship between conformity and individuality because those who conform, follow society’s rules while individuals still conform in a way, but retain their individuality by showing that they are physically and mentally mindful of their actions.

If you are in a room where everyone else has something in common except for you, what do you do? Maybe pretend to share their ideas. Maybe leave the room. But generally there are very few who would face the negative attention that is created by situations such as this. No one ever wants to be the ‘odd man out.’ Yet, without controversy how can people grow to have established morals and motivation in life? This is exactly what Ray Bradbury was trying to explain in his novel, Fahrenheit 451. His main character, Guy Montag, starts as a government pawn, a fireman who had the job of burning books. He blends in to society until one day he meets a young girl, who for the first time in his life makes him ask ‘why.’ Through his struggle of finding

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury uses many allusions to show the oppression in their society. Bradbury uses alludes to the book of Ecclesiastes to show how there is no individual thought in the Fahrenheit 451 society. He also alludes to Thomas Paine’s book Common Sense because it inspires individual thought and uprise against the government. Last, Bradbury alludes to Henry David Thoreau’s book, Walden to show how the Fahrenheit 451 society should be open to positive change. The use of the book of Ecclesiastes shows oppression in Montag's life and those around him.

Fahrenheit 451 is currently Bradbury's most famous written work of social criticism. It deals with serious problems of control of the masses by the media, the banning of books, and the suppression of the mind (with censorship). Even though Bradbury published this novel in 1953, it predicted a major outlook on how the future’s society would turn out. Technology plays a big part in how we all function in our everyday lives. With technology, everything is much more convenient, and everyone has a much easier access to voice their opinions. In the novel, in order to keep this in line, the government created a culture where it is forbidden to have any outside influences which would promote individual thoughts. In the result of this new law,

First, Mildred is self centered. SHe doesn’t really think about anyone but herself. Montag had a bad experience at work, and gets sick. In the text she continues to tell Montag over and over again, “ You can’t be sick.” She’s more worried about herself, and the money he wouldn’t be making while he’s not at work, rather than his health and his well being. She needs him to work so he can make enough money for the fourth wall. She states ; “ It’ll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed.” Society has made her this was because everyone is supposed to feel and do the same things. Follow in each others footsteps, and if you don’t then you’re weird or an outcast.

A prime example of a view that is not strictly conformity or individuality is the perspective of Guy Montag, the protagonist, who happens to be a fireman. Montag’s view shifts and tiptoes the line in between conformity and individuality. For example, there is a scene in which Montag is conversing with Clarisse McClellan while walking in the rain. Clarisse had told Montag that she liked to walk in the rain and that it tasted good to her. He counters that he is not sure he would enjoy it, due to never trying it. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes, “And then, very slowly, as he walked, he tilted his head back in the rain, for just a few moments, and opened his mouth…” (24). This is significant because this event shows how Montag is a bit curious and questioning when he is around people he trusts. When no one is around to judge him, he retains individuality but when he is around others, he conforms to the government’s views. Later on in the book, Montag is in the firehouse, examining all of the other firemen. He notices how similar they look to each other and to himself. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes, :Had he ever seen a fireman that didn’t have black hair, black brows, a fiery face and a blue-steel shaved but unshaved look? These men were all mirror image of himself.” (33). This evidence shows that all the firemen are carbon copies of each other. Montag shows his realization that he has unknowingly conformed to the societal standards and was a fireman because he looked like all the other firemen.

Many times one forgets how they should think or act depending on how they are surrounded. Perhaps It's the people they are surrounded by, maybe it’s how you live your life. It could also be how you don't want to be different and tend to act like everyone, ignoring whatever else could be. The impact the society you live in and how they view what you stand by might also affect the things you do. Throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, he uses symbols, figurative language and other methods of characterization to describe how Montag is unhappy, curious and determined.

Women should be caring, humble, quiet, intelligent. These are some of the generic characteristics of a stereotypical "women". If you opened a newspaper from the 1950s you would be bombarded with advertisements about women being the perfect housewives and men being strong leaders. A survey taken in the mid-1980s by British Social Attitudes showed that close to half (43 percent in 1984 and 48 percent in 1987) of people supported a gendered separation of roles, where the female was a caring mother and the male the masculine handyman. If you were to go to any social media site these days, you would see women that are changing the game with twenty-first-century texts posted everywhere that significantly challenging gender stereotypes for women.

In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, critically acclaimed author Ray Bradbury asks the controversial question, what would a world where censorship of creative and differing Ideas is the norm resemble? In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury envisions a dystopian America in which not only books are censored, but personal thoughts and individuality are constrained in this world as well. Although there are many ways in which Bradbury presents and develops the themes in Fahrenheit 451, the most effective way Bradbury does this is through deft characterizations, he does this specifically through Clarisse Mcclellan and Mildred Montag

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a book established on a disordered culture in which the government gets along with the people via traditionalism. Conformity is the method of matching beliefs and attitudes. Characters such as Beatty, Mildred, and others obey the government since that is how their culture exists. The government destroys any type of individuality a person has and does not tolerate any type of education since they will come up with a way to reprimand an individual. As it is shown at the beginning of the story, individuality outlines the dissimilarities of an individual by creating an exceptional personality of a person such as the one Clarisse McClellan disclosed to Montag.

An expecting couple awaits to discover the gender of their baby. The nurse announces that it’s a girl. The couple is extremely excited, but do they truly grasp the weight of what this implies? Gender is not simply a physical trait, as it affects nearly every aspect of a person’s life. Stereotypes repress the potential in all men and women. The same stereotypes are found throughout literature such as Medea by Euripides, Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, “Sonnets” by Shakespeare, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Frederick Waterman’s “The Best Man Wins”. A common thread between these pieces is that power can be gained by those who are suppressed by defying gender stereotypes and social hierarchies.

In 1953, American author and screenwriter, Ray Bradbury, in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, utilizes a dramatic and depressing tone alerting the effects of social issues in a dystopian society, such as order and identity in the world. During the 1950's new technological advances were being created that helped alter the world such as the first ever commercial computer or television. Bradbury's purpose in this novel was to prevent what was to come in the future with the minds of human minds be consumed by new toys and gadgets. With this book Bradbury wanted to change his audience's perspective on the way they perceive books and the social outcome it can have. He implements many Biblical allusions, paradoxes, and imagery to help develop his major themes that factor what is happening in society.

“The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.” (Eric Berne). Eric Berne differentiates a jay and a sparrow, two birds that at a surface are nearly identical however have minor differences, being that they are in different families. The deeper meaning is that people simply look at face value, the things that can assess from a quick glance, from that the bias forms, the racist and sexist thoughts build up. History has seen women not even being able to vote as their jobs were to only raise and have children, to races of all kind being literally owned by a “superior race.” Despite the monumental advances made throughout history, for both racial and gender

It was once said by famous Australian author Germaine Greer, “Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.” She is explaining how rebellion can be a great thing. A beneficial escape from an oppressive ruler who controls every waking moment of one’s life. Despite this, many people see rebellion as a negative term. Something that should never be expressed or even mentioned. So many deem said act as unaccept. Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 however, goes to say otherwise as the main character Guy Montag is put in a position of living in the shadow of an oppressive ruler but his rebelling isn’t all bad. The rebelling that Montag expressed actually managed to better himself as a person as well as his own well being. That being said, rebelling in circumstances of oppression can be acceptable as it can allow someone to escape manipulative brainwashing that controls their every waking moment. It can also aid in discovering hidden truths that can lead to the betterment of society, as well as eliminating the fear of living under the iron fist of an oppressive leader. All of these displayed by Guy Montag on his journey to escape.

Since the beginning of time, gender has played a big role in how one acts and how one is looked upon in society. From a young age children are taught to be either feminine or masculine. Why is it that gender plays a big role in the characteristics that one beholds? For centuries in many countries it has been installed in individual’s heads that they have to live by certain stereotypes. Women have been taught to be feeble to men and depend on them for social and economical happiness. While men have been taught to be mucho characters that have take care of their homes and be the superior individual to a woman. For the individuals who dare to be different and choose to form their own identity whether man or woman, they are out casted and