Othello And Fahrenheit 451

From religious people to people who have brown hair or blue eyes, they all have something in common. It’s that they lie. There is always going to be someone in life lying. In the article, “Lying as America’s Pastime” Joe Saltzman says something amazing, “Even people who believe in God(s) lie. The 90% of Americans believe in a religion and are still caught not telling the truth”(Saltzman). Another quote from the article, “Fibs Flow on Job Applications” by Marilyn Gardner is a great example on what happens when you do lie, “But at least twice a month he comes across some containing false information. In such cases, he consigns the résumés to the reject pile, regardless of how qualified the applicants might be”(Gardner) It's human nature to lie, but it’s also a sin that is committed. Some may think that lying isn't a big deal, especially when its a little white lie, but the result of getting caught in a lie can be devastating. It can result in losing a job, getting a detention, or being grounded for a month. Temporary things like that, but also it can result in losing a great friendship, or losing one's trust and never being able to earn it back. In Fahrenheit 451, the same thing happens. Montage lost the trust of the people he most cared about. His own wife had betrayed him and one of his best friends had arrested him. Things might not be a serious as in the book in real life, but there is always something that can relate to

First of all, Montag faces government censorship over society’s citizens, which changes him to become a courageous character, and he learns that because the government has taught people to take what they have for

Another incident that stayed in Montag 's mind is the old women who set her self and her books on fire. However, Montag tried stopping her by telling her that the books were not worth her life. Before she burned herself, Montag took one of her books and kept it. At that time Montag did not think about what did the old lady burned herself with the books, he did not think about it might be the value and morals that books hold to teach is. The old lady knew the importance of these books and what do they have, so she preferred to burn herself with them, and not watch the firemen burn them, who do not even know the importance of books. But they do know that books are unreal and there is so importance of them, plus they are against the law!

In Montag 's case, he understands that he is unhappy with the way he is living, and he begins to rethink his ways of destruction. In like manner, a literary criticist, Rafeeq McGiveron, gives a good analysis of the character of Montag when he says that Montag has a “blithely clear and pathetically blank conscience” towards burning books until he relives his childhood through walks with Clarisse (p.6). Clearly, Clarisse tugged and Montag 's heart and helped him understand the heartlessness of burning books. Most definitely, it was Montag 's hand and not his brain or mind that was the true monster. In another example, the reader sees Montag 's private life during a conversation between he and Mildred, his wife, when she says, “when can we have a fourth wall television put in? It 's only two thousand dollars” and Montag responds by saying that two thousand dollars is one-third of his yearly pay (Bradbury 33). The example presented adds more depth to the grim life of the main character because Montag is married to a woman that is selfish and has no interest for any part of Montag 's life. Similarly, because Montag is faced with unhappiness in both his professional and private life, he is quick to accept the words of Clarisse that there is a better and brighter life possible for him. Overall, Bradbury successfully acomplishes a sense of sympathy for Guy Montag by revealing the

What is Montag’s dilemma both 1) as he sees it, and 2) as the reader sees it?

From the start, Dimmesdale did not want to live with the consequence of his sin. To begin with, he must of told Hester not to tell anyone about his sin, because on the scaffold, she will not tell anyone (pg. 64). Clearly, Dimmesdale was afraid of the justice and the shame that would follow. He thought that if no one knew, he could

Dimmesdale’s battle with sin and guilt got the best of him in the long run. He wanted to have others forgive him before he would forgive himself. Dimmesdale lived in fear of his sin being announced and thought that hiding it would make the problem go away. He lived a hypocritical lifestyle of preaching about path the Lord has paved for you while he himself strayed from his path after he committed adultery.

Even though it is clear that Dimmesdale felt extremely guilty, he never actually wanted to admit that he had sinned. The fact that he intended to confess his sin for the final time during the night shows that he does not want the people to know, but just wants to clear his conscience by confessing to himself. While Dimmesdale was on the scaffold, Reverend Wilson walked by and Dimmesdale apparently said hello but was in such

He went on to physically harm himself, something that originated in Roman faith. In this passage from the novel, found on page 111, we see just what Dimmesdale is doing to himself instead of confessing his sin: “In Mr. Dimmesdale’s secret closet, under lock and key, there was a bloody scourge. Oftentimes, this Protestant and Puritan divine had plied it on his own shoulders...” Not only is the reverend emotionally suffering from the grief and guilt he’s holding inside himself, but he is also causing himself to suffer constant physical pain.

Due to not having the courage to tell his sin, Dimmesdale tries to punish himself to try and purify himself from his shame. He often wishes that he could admit to the community his sin but doesn't have the courage to due to his status in the puritans community. As stated in chapter 11, The Interior of a Heart, “ He longed to speak out, from his own pulpit, at the full height of his voice, and tell the people what he was. “I, whom you behold in these black garments of the priesthood,—I, who ascend the sacred desk, and turn my pale face heavenward, taking upon myself to hold communion, in your behalf, with the Most High Omniscience… I, who have laid the hand of baptism upon your children,—I, who have breathed the parting prayer over your dying friends, to whom the Amen sounded faintly from a world which they had quitted,—I, your pastor, whom you so reverence and trust, am utterly a pollution and a lie!” Dimmesdale wishes he can admit to his people.

In this novel, Montag displayed strength in the eyes of defeat. This was his core trait. Certain points in the reading showed that Montag was a strong willed person. In one case he was told to burn down his whole house. He did this even though he was burning his own home and all of his belongings. Another example took place moments before when his wife left him. This was after she had called the firemen to burn down their house. Montag was steadfast through all of this. He persevered and eventually made it to a sanctuary with other scholars like himself. In the end, it is his strength and perseverance that get him that far.

When you were younger, did you sometimes lie to deflate your punishment, but discovered how the truth became known eventually. In all reality, regardless of who you collaborate with, the number of internal good intentions you had for yourself, or how good it sounded to yourself; the truth was exposed in due time. The Scarlet Letter showed many failed attempts of these methods to only conclude the truth to be known at some point.

No one else in the community knew about his secret so he put no pity on himself when it came to punishment. In the book it explains how Reverend Dimmesdale slowly withered away. The more his physical appearance worsened, the stronger his sermons became. In chapter 11, he used a scourge, which is a whip used for punishment to practically beat himself with over the shoulders. “Oftentimes, this protestant and puritan divine had plied it on his own shoulders, laughing bitterly at himself…” (96). He mocked and bullied himself into his own deathbed, when he could have told everyone of his sin. Sometimes social and moral standings are more important than one’s

Dimmesdale attempts to be his true self by telling the public about his sin on the scaffold so he can release the guilt that had built up in his heart. Due to the struggle of him revealing the truth, he ultimately destroys himself. The pain that was stored for so long had finally been revealed which kills Dimmesdale “God knows, and He is merciful. He has shown His mercy, above all, in my trials. He gave me this burning torture to bear on my breast! He sent that dark and terrible old man, to keep the torture always red-hot! He brought me here, to die in triumphant shame in front of all the people! Without either of these agonies, I would have been lost forever! Praised be His name! His will be done! Goodbye!” (Hawthorne 229)

Truth is Key Would you be able to tell the absolute truth and nothing but the truth for a whole day to everyone you see? It would be very difficult, just think of all the possible consequences that would soon follow. The character Sekhar in the story “Like the Sun” by R. K. Narayan had to. He took on the challenge of telling people close to him exactly what he thought about something and had to face the consequences for telling them. In this story, the author presented two similar themes.