Role Of Government In Fahrenheit 451

All humans crave one thing: Power. Power is directly defined as “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” This theme is shown throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. However, there are different forms of power. Different forms of power can be seen throughout the book, and even in many short stories and poems. These different forms of power can be either good or bad, depending on how the power is used. Power can come from fear, wealth, or leadership and trust.

Another example of government control in Fahrenheit 451

Knowledge is power. A power that gives the people their right to have influence in society. Imagine a world where this power was taken away. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a fireman named Guy Montag lives in a society some time in the future where a fireman’s job is to burn all books in order to prevent people from trying to revolt against the government with knowledge, and the books are replaced by mindless technology. Montag is originally one of the majority of people who is brainwashed and conforms to this society. After meeting an unusual teenager named Clarisse who introduces him to books, Montag starts to wonder what books are really like. As he begins reading literature, Montag breaks away from the others and becomes one of these non-conformists himself, speaking out against the corrupt society. Many key aspects of the society set up by Bradbury show how technology has destroyed this fictional society and causes readers to notice similarities in today’s real society.

A majority of people that chose to accept freedom believing it would give them better opportunities in life soon realised that life as a free person wasn’t as positive as they initially thought.

In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, this society is very has a lot of censorship and government control because the people are narrow minded, have lost the thought of humanity in their souls, and scared of what life could be like with imagination. In this book people burn books because the government has banned them. Everyone feel sad and no one has opinions. This society is very different but similar in some way to our own today.

Everything in this life goes by fast. The society in everyday life and the one in Fahrenheit are becoming more similar as time goes by. The people we meet and talk to impact our lives in many different ways. In our society and in Fahrenheit 451, connections to others determine the way we live our lives affecting those who are still living after our death.

In Fahrenheit 451, the government uses fear, propaganda, and brutal force to gain control of their citizens.The goal was enable ignorance to control society for instance, Firemen burned books for “censorship” books informed people with information which was threatful to the government because it was easier to control people if they were

Imagine you had just bought a new shirt. It was a beautiful shirt that you loved and could already see yourself wearing everyday. As soon as you got home, you put it on and went for a walk so you could show it off. You then see your next-door neighbor, Susan so you stop to say hi but all she says is, “That shirt is disgusting where did you get it? Gross! No one wears shirts like that anymore!” After hearing this, you immediately run home and throw away your shirt. After all, you don’t want anyone else to judge you. In this story, susan represents society and how it treats people. It doesn’t matter how much you love that shirt, but as long as society says it’s unacceptable, you won’t wear it out of fear of judgement. This is just like how people in the story Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury acted. If anyone had a book, since it was hated by society, they would be judged and hated just because of what they have been told by society. If you didn’t know, Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a firefighter named Montag, living in a society where you are not allowed to read books. Because of this, he became curious about what was inside of a book, so after stealing one he finally realizes the importance of them. However this gets him into a lot of trouble in his town and society.

The science fiction novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is about a futuristic dystopian society where everyone follows simple rules/norms: don't read books and spend time with their “families”. The families in the novel are also known as the TV’s. Whoever in the novel reads or owns books, gets put down by the hound. Montag, a protagonist in the novel, works as the fireman whom are very violent (like the rest of the society). No one in this society ever think, but when Montag (Protagonist) meets Clarisse McClellan, he becomes to question everything. Bradbury tries to portray that when people become emotionless, they don’t think about their actions which end up being violent. Bradbury’s hound (terrifying mechanical beast that kills who are unlawful) represents a type of police in the society that regulates everything and everyone. Thus Bradbury’s predictions are similar to today’s society in the police forces (which are controlled by the government).

Juan Ramon Jimenez once said, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way”. This quote shows the challenge of authority, like Montag and his society. Just like challenging the normal, or doing the opposite of what seems to be right by “writing the other way” on a lined piece of paper, Montag chooses to challenge authority by reading, remembering, and comprehending books, instead of burning them. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury takes place in a dystopian society in the twenty-fourth century and the main character is Guy Montag. He is a fireman whose job is to burn books and start fires instead of putting them out. Moreover, he lives in a society which just listens to government propaganda and follows whatever they are told; the citizens do not think deeply about aspects in life but rather focus on mind-numbing activities, that does not take any deep thought process. Books are banned but Montag takes the risk to start to read books, hoping they will bring him happiness in the dark world he lives in. In his journey he has three mentors who help him, Clarisse, Faber, and Granger. The protagonist, Guy Montag, changes as a result of the conflict within his dystopian society and this change connects to the novel’s theme of government censorship over its citizens.

The people of the world of Fahrenheit 451 didn’t understand the deeper meanings of books, and feared the ideas they could put into people’s minds, so they burned them and put people owning them on trial. Mainly people of authority, like Captain Beatty of the firemen, thought people would be more manageable and better to each other if they didn’t have conflict. Books posed conflicts and made people think about how they could better their flaws, which gave people opinions, which can only lead to fighting, according to this world’s government. "Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog lovers, the cat lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen, people from Oregon or Mexico. The people in this book, this

In life, people go on a journey of self-discovery to find who they are which leads the creation of mistakes and struggle to find a place in society. The strive to find a distinctive role leads them to take specific actions to obtain their goal. A major obstacle in their journey is the authoritarian and powerful society who represses the people to conform to their rules. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the government censors controversial issues from the people to ensure that no uprising or rebellion will arise relating their boundaries and laws. Their primary goal of the dictatorial government is to cease the curiosity and creativity of society and 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 and lives in isolation on the outskirts of Boston. These two characters, however, have some differences concerning their hero’s journey. In Fahrenheit, Montag uncovers his distinctiveness and uniqueness of others in the society while fighting against the government who tries to control independent thought. Hester, on the other hand,

A dog is man's best friend, an affable, domesticated animal that can aide its master in hunting or provide joy, protection, and companionship. Dogs symbolize man's complex relationship with animals, they partake in a camaraderie that stretches back to the dawn of man. However, in Ray Bradbury's, Fahrenheit 451, the only creature that bears any semblance towards dogs is the Mechanical Hound, a metallic octopod used as an execution tool. It "lives" in a paradoxical state, and is used only for killing and destroying. The firemen use it to kill small animals for entertainment, without giving a second thought to the real, living creatures that are dying. The Hound is treated as an unfailing,

Fear is a common technique adopted by totalitarian governments in order to maintain control. Bradbury demonstrates the use of fear, in Fahrenheit 451, through the public burning of books; “Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright” (Badbury 58). Fire is big, bright and noticeable. Books are burnt for everyone to see, in order to create a population who do not rebel, since they become fearful of having their houses burnt down as well. After committing a crime, escape becomes the only option to avoid punishment, such as condemnation. However, the Mechanical Hound creates a sense of no hope for the population to escape, since it never fails demonstrated when the television report says, “[the] Mechanical Hound never fails. Never since its first use in tracking quarry has thus incredible invention made a mistake.” (Bradbury 126). The Mechanical Hound is flawless. With a sniff of a person’s scent, it can successfully track them without failing. Therefore, the public looses hope in liberation, making it futile to rebel. The consequences enacted by the authorities when one breaks the law causes people to refrain from revolting, enabling the maintenance of discipline through fear. In addition, fear helps mask the inadequacies of the government. The war is a tool used by the government, exemplified when Mrs. Phelps says, “He’ll be

In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the government obtains and maintains power over the populous by destroying any information that could stand against the government’s view of what