Character Comparison Between 'Pedestrian And The Murderer'

In this short story there is a man by the name of Mr. Mead who doesn’t necessarily do the same as everyone else. In this future based story, there is a curfew for everyone at which they should begin to watch TV. Mr. Mead does not like this so every night he goes out and walks around the town looking into houses. One night a police car sees him and stops him. The

Mead is walking down the street around midnight like he does every night but this night something weird happened to Mr. Mead a police car stops him and orders him to put his hands up. He answers a series of questions about his life. This car is the only remaining police car in the area. The car tells him that he is being taken to a psychiatric center because of his regressive tendencies. His behavior is not acceptable in the society no one walks anymore. Because he was just taking a walk at night he was detained and taken to a psychiatric center because it was odd to take walks in the time period. He conforming to society and because of this he is being punished and thought to be a psycho because he's just walking. This relates to The Anthem because of the conforming Idea its a society where everyone is conforming and there one person that is different and punished because of

Ray Bradbury wrote the book 451 to help us not make poor decisions in the future, but will that attempt to help society go up in flames? We should take in his warnings and prepare for the worst but always hope for the best in the future of our great nation and country.

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Leonard Mead is a rebel out of the entire Society. Leonard Mead has been walking every night for years. He doesn’t have a television in his house so he just walks and gets home around midnight. He is the only one walking because in all his years he has never seen anyone else. He walks for air and to see the surroundings to see what’s changed. As he would walk past houses he would whisper to them as

She refuses the entertainment that society offers, such as watching television. Instead, she prefers to wonder, sit, and talk about things, most particularly with Montag. Furthermore, she is not intimidated by the government like the rest of society. All of this enlightens Montag to reveal all the goodness that is being hidden in this blind society. Clarisse never tells Montag what to think; she just shows him that thinking is an option. She simply asks Montag questions such as “How long’ve you worked at being a fireman?” (8) and “How did you get into it?” (22) Such questions awaken him to realize why he really “enjoys” doing what he does, to a point where he realizes he really does not admire starting fires, and burning books. Montag grows extremely dissatisfied with his life and work as he talks more with Clarisse. She instigates him to wonder if perhaps books are not so bad, and so he even steals one from a book burning. In Fahrenheit 451, it states, “So it was the hand that started it all . . . His hands had been infected, and soon it would be his arms . . . His hands were ravenous.” (41) The reader is able to see here that Montag is becoming more and more influenced by Clarisse. The more time he spends with her, the more he begins to contemplate. This phrase clearly shows how Montag is being “infected”, but in a positive way. His thoughts are taking control over him all because of his conversations with Clarisse. She invites him to

Clarisse McClellan symbolizes clarity and inquisitiveness in Fahrenheit 451. Throughout the Hearth and the Salamander, her innocence, curiosity, and adoration of nature stirs Montag’s inner belief that something is very wrong. “He felt his body divide itself into hotness and coldness, a softness and a hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding upon the other.”(page 21) After his conversation with Clarisse, Montag loses his sense of self. He does not know whether to continue being a typical individual in a damaged, unhappy world, or to acknowledge his inner belief that something is wrong. This is a society where suicide is common, love is nonexistent, and books are prohibited, therefore knowledge, thinking, and happiness

(Bradbury 20). Clarisse gave Montag the opportunity to experience life in a different way, an amazing way. He forms a fatherly love for her and enjoys the comfort she brings. She asks questions that he has no answer to because he never thought of

Throughout the first semester of our English class, we have debated and discussed many key ideas of science fiction, all the way from an overreliance in technology to genetic mutations. We have discussed these ideas through the short stories, films, and books that we have read and watched. The most prominent aspect of science fiction that resonated and created the most interest for me was an overreliance in technology and the harmful effects of technology. People’s overreliance on technology helps destroy human interaction and basic human wants, needs, and desires. For my honors presentation my partner and I decided to discuss this idea through Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Pedestrian,” and the movie Wall-E. Both of these pieces of art have major connections to technology and the impact that it has on society.

Ray Bradbury is a guy who sees the world differently. He doesn't think that reading is necessity. It is more of a hurt than help. He thought if reading was no longer in incidence that, there would be less of a struggle in overall life. This is exactly what he did in his book Fahrenheit 451. He took away the idea of reading. There were still little things that were able to be read. It can be related to as meaningless things. Along with everything in life, with every action there's a reaction. In this case, the reaction to taking books away where things are just simpler. In this similarity, the way people looked at life changed. The world of Fahrenheit 451, people didn't care about others, their environments or anything that didn't affect them. Because there was no

The following stages of the novel reveal an unusual feeling. At this point we are introduced to Clarisse, an innocent teenage girl with a boundless curiosity who does not follow the trend and who acts as a catalyst, speeding up Montag’s change. The world that she lives in has not ruined her and therefore she seems to possess a sense of purity. She seems to be at the opposite end of the spectrum to Montag. The world Montag lives in has transformed him into an incurious human being with no notion to question anything. His lack of independence only

Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games as Dystopian Fiction The dystopian fiction genre of a book or movie contains a society that is perceived as perfect, but in reality, corrupt and is completely controlled by other people that are higher up. Two works that fit this genre well are Fahrenheit 451 and the Hunger Games. There are many characteristics/elements of each that fits them into this genre so well. There are many characteristics/elements in each of these works that allows these works to fit into this genre.

Montag spends his days burning literature for a living, assuming he is doing the right thing, enjoying it even. However, his curiosity is peaked when a book falls into his hand at house reported for having books. He then watches as the books’ owner burns up with the pages with

In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag is seen as the main character and the reason for this whole story because without him there would not be a story at all. However, while Montag is the central character his path is laid out for him by the other characters in the novel. These characters play the most important role in creating the feel of the story. Bradbury comments on humanity's urge to suppress what they do not understand. Clarisse McClellan appearance, actions, ideas, and relationships give important insight to the story. In this paper, I will be discussing the evolution of Clarisse's impact on Montag’s eyes and how she acted as the domino that set montag on this life-altering story where he grows from a non-questioning consumer to a

Little tingles of happiness tickled me every so often, but they faded away as fast as they came. I yearned to find that innocent, carefree feeling of my being wrapped in my mother’s arms. That’s all I wanted from Tom, to feel loved and wanted and safe. I did not belong anywhere. The name Ewell fit me as well as my brothers’ hand-me-down overalls fit them. Unlike my family, I had this urge to renew my happiness, to overcome our reputation. This urge took control of my decisions; the urge decided to break the law. Maycomb turned its cheek to me every chance it got. I knew I would never be accepted, no matter how many perfect germaniums sprang out by the shack. Doubts and fears drowned my thoughts before I invited Tom in, but the urge floated above to comfort me. “You will be happy,” it told me, “you will belong.”