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Ignorance In 'Fahrenheit 451'

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Fahrenheit 451 is about a fireman named Guy Montag, his job is to burn books, he must struggle to break away from society to read. The theme is that the oppression of knowledge creates ignorance. After encountering Clarisse, a girl separated from society, his whole worldview changes(pg. 8 paragraph 1). He suddenly becomes aware of his daily life, why he goes through with what he does. This change is further accelerated when he receives a copy of the bible from the house of a woman who willingly burned herself for books(Pg. 35 paragraph 1). The shock of these sudden events gives him the crave to read, to learn and be aware. This theme is shaped throughout the book by Montag’s conflict to choose between reading and following society. As the

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