Montag's Oppression Of Themes In Literature

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

each work of literature captivating millions. Books in the genre, of course, are classified by the world in which the main characters live. Although society is initially presented as perfect, beneath the surface it is deeply flawed in the eyes of the author. Although many books follow this formula, we will focus in on two specific pieces that carry very different storylines: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and Graceling by Kristin Cashore. First, we will identify what ideas and themes the two books

utilize it for a more socially valued outcome such as literature. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the author exemplifies Eagleton’s stance by sublimating his fear of the modern technology replacing human intimacy, cultural regression and complacency in the face of oppression. Bradbury sublimates society’s fear of the deterioration of written culture and meaningful history through his portrayal of a world that denies the access to literature. Montag, the protagonist is a fireman who ironically

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

broken free of the spell, and, in an act of defiance, joined Katsa and Po in a journey away from Monsea to develop a plan for the assassination of Leck, and the freedom of Bitterblue, the people of Monsea, and the rest of the kingdoms. The last main theme found in Graceling, racism and sexism, is seen throughout the entirety of Cashore’s novel. Evidently inspired by modern-day civil right issues, there are certain scenarios we see often throughout the book. Although racism may seem like a non factor

of Equality 7-2521, and takes a step back from society to gain a lens through Clarisse McKlellan. A lack of culture and literature has visible effects of Clarisse McKellan, Guy Montag, Mildred, and society as a whole. The ideologies, class struggles, and methods of control depicted in Fahrenheit 451 shed light upon the oppression of culture in the absence of books, literature, and a basis for freethought. Marxism is a critical perspective based off of the ideas of Karl Marx, with Marx’s most famous

of Equality 7-2521, and takes a step back from society to gain a lens through Clarisse McKlellan. A lack of culture and literature has visible effects of Clarisse McKellan, Guy Montag, Mildred, and society as a whole. The ideologies, class struggles, and methods of control depicted in Fahrenheit 451 shed light upon the oppression of culture in the absence of books, literature, and a basis for freethought. Marxism is a critical perspective based off of the ideas of Karl Marx, with Marx’s most famous

Faber, as former literature professor, is obsolete in this society. Still driven with regret over not standing up and protesting the book burning system when it was first instilled, he cowers in his house afraid to talk to anyone until Montag showed up. Where Beatty is the voice of the society, telling Guy that books are useless and cause nothing but pain, Faber shows him of the other side: books provide knowledge and wisdom. All the problems in the society that had been hidden away would surface

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

Knowledge is not Power Prompt: The novel contains many literary elements and references to different works of literature, how do these convey the themes of the novel? Mass cultures are created by silencing the voices of the opposition, and in Fahrenheit 451 the oppression is in the form of book burning. By burning these books, in a muddled mess of metaphors and allusions, Ray Bradbury is able to show the true danger of a monotone, censored society and the power of individualism and intellectuality