Theme Of Change In Fahrenheit 451

The theme of the novel Fahrenheit 451 is incredibly complex and completely entwined with almost every description and word choice the author chose to employ. On the surface, it appears to be simple commentary on the incompetence of those unwilling to cooperate with the system and the agitation they caused by their socially-aberrant behaviors, i.e. Clarisse McClellan’s love for talking about unconventional topics and a deep appreciation for nature. Yet, once one looks deeper into the metaphorical wording and progression in the novel’s character-arcs and shift in tones, you come to find it is instead exploiting the deeper, sicker behaviors of those in charge and the silencing effect they have on the public. An example is the burning of

The book Fahrenheit 451 is a book that promotes many themes and morals. There are more than just a few themes we can see in this story, some of them quite different to the others. Some of this has to do with violence, in the book we read about how young people go around killing others just like them or sometimes just because they are a bit different, which shouldn’t matter, another one about how the citizens are not satisfied with how they’re living their lives. What if many of them actually found appealing or amazing the art of writing but weren’t able to pursue that because in that society it wasn’t right to do that, it was more like a crime.

In the beginning of the book Ray Bradbury shows how Montog reacts to fire when he is ignorant. Montag did not think about what he was doing while he burned books because he had not began reading books himself. “Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame. He knew that when he returned to the firehouse, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt corked, in the mirror.(4)” This quote shows Montag's outlook on fire before he began reading books himself. Montag was a complex character in Fahrenheit 451. His views constantly change as the story progresses. In the end of the book, Bradbury showed him and his reactions to fire where, after his ignorance had been lifted. He had realized that it could do more than cause destruction and take away pieces of art away, but that it could help bring people together. Bradbury shows this when montag finds people come together around fire rather than be pulled apart because of it: “It was not only the fire that was different. It was the silence that was concerned with all of the world.(146)” Montag looked at the fire at the end of the book and felt happy and at peace with the world. He did not feel anger or a resistance to the fire, but he was one with it and was no longer ignorant to how special books

In Ray Braudbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag undergoes major changes because of the influence of other intellects and events; in effect this caused him to ruminate about events that were considered “normal”. Montag’s occupation is firefighting, however he is not the traditional version of a fire fighter. Montag does not put out fire, but rather helps ignite them. This is considered ordinary within his society because they are not allowed to read books or have knowledge previous to this era. This law is enforced with such intensity because the government fears that knowledge in one’s mind will contribute to overthrowing whoever is in control or has the most power within the society. However this does not stop a few individuals (including Montag) to pose threats to the government by reading and by posing questions.

In the beginning Montag does not doubt the rules or expectations of being a firefighter. He believes that as a firefighter his job is to burn books because they are banned. Montag follows the rules and knows that he is not supposed to own or read any books. With the pure belief in the rules he enjoys going out every day and burning books. It doesn’t bother him to see the pages go to ashes. He thought, “It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (pg.7).

Montag was first shown as a person who loves to burn book but, after Montag saw the death of the lady and the books he realizes, “...There must be something in books, things we can’t, to make a woman stay in a burning house…”(Bradbury 48) the government is hiding what books are trying to show us and that is what he’s realizing. He now knows that the truth lies in the book and we’re getting false information, and that is what Bradbury is trying to show us. Montag also knows that firemen were different back then and not what the government is actually showing us. Before the death of the lady he tells Beatty, “Didn’t firemen prevent fires rather than stoke them up and get them going”(Bradbury 31) he finds out from Clarisse the truth of firemen and not what the government is telling us when Beatty reads, “...First Firemen:Benjamin Franklin”(Bradbury 32) to show that firemen were book burners since the beginning in 1790 but. In reality it was to water down

It’s very clear that in this book, the main character Guy Montag struggles with Individuality. Throughout the beginning of the book, Montag enjoys his job as a firefighter and finds pleasure in burning books. The opening sentence of the book explains how, “it was a pleasure to burn [books],” (Bradbury 1). The first page also describes a symbolic meaning, that is special to Montag and the other firefighters. This symbol is the number “451,” and it’s engraved on his helmet, because it is the temperature that books burn at. This is important to know, because it leads into the book, and into one of the main themes, which is burning books. Eventually, Montag meets his new neighbor Clarisse, who is 17 years old, and dislikes the idea of burning books. One day when Montag and Clarisse were talking, she asked him, “‘Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them,’” (Bradbury 6). Montag responds with, “‘No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it,’” (Bradbury 6). This lead Clarisse to think about the real purpose of burning books, and if Montag was telling the truth. She was sure that at one point in time, people actually read books, and firefighters put out fires instead of starting them.

Change is the only consistent factor in any society, collective, or individual. Change is inescapable. Since change is constant then why are societies usually so fixed on attempting to be rigid in their culture? In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses the culture surrounding Montag to illustrate the evolution of his moral belief system in regards to knowledge.

Can it be possible for people to change how they see and interpret the world? In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Montag leaves his past, ultimately changing the way he thinks. In the passage Montag has just escaped the Hound as well as his previous life, and is being carried away by the river into the forest while thinking about his future. The revelation in this passage is a culmination of all the knowledge that Montag acquires throughout the book. Ray Bradbury conveys to the reader how finally leaving his old world has completed the change inside of Montag through the use of metaphors and repetition.

Montag is very confused with everything that is happening. Throughout this part, Guy Montag transforms from a person who enjoys burning books and living in the society that he lives in to starting to question the reason why he is doing those things. He does not know if he is happy with his life. In one night, he met a 17 year old girl who questions his ideas and his wife almost overdosed. In the beginning, you can see that he enjoys burning books and being a fireman: "It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history" (1). A quote where you can see Guy is confused is shown here: "I don't know anything anymore" (15). Guy feels like he is in a deep abyss of nothing. Before his encounter with Clarisse, the 17 year old girl, Guy thought he was happy and that his wife Mildred was also happy. Clarisse tries to make Guy think about his job, life, and everything in general. This is shown here, where Clarisse asks Guy if it is true that firemen used to put out fires instead of starting them: "Is it true that long ago

“It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatter and charcoal ruins of history.”(page 3) This shows that Montag had embraced censorship with burning books because the civilization has kept him captive without him even knowing it. Clarisse is talking to Montag about what firemen really do in their job, and how she mentioned their initial jobs was to put out fires. Montag replied, “No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it.”(page 8) This illustrates how being a fireman in this society manipulates the mind into a state of ignorance. Montag had adapted to his censored

A very fitting title, based on the fact that paper ignites at 451 degrees Fahrenheit. In both Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and in Anthem by Ayn Rand, the main protagonists are both challenged by society in their own way. One by reading a book and the other by thinking independently compared to thinking collectively. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses cultural and physical surroundings to convey the idea that governmental control of knowledge by removing books will cause the society to collapse due to rebellion and controlled thinking as seen through the eyes of the protagonist, Guy Montag.

In Ray Bradbury’s science fiction novel, “Fahrenheit 451,” Faber discusses the three elements that are missing from their society, quality information, the leisure to digest, and the freedom to act on what you have learned. EVen though the three elements that Faber discussed are missing from there’s, they can be identified in TV shows, Movies, Books, and Music. One for example is the movie, “IT”. “IT” is about Seven young children in Derry, Maine, who faces an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years, or a demonic clown, who preys on the town's children. Joining together over the summer, they learn to overcome their own fears to battle the murderous, demonic clown known as Pennywise.

I chose to create a disruption within Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The female characters within this novel are often depicted as mindless drones. They are typically seen doing nothing more than listening to their seashells (what we would now think of as a bluetooth) or spend a majority of their time in living room parlors (tv rooms). Some only exist to wake Montag, the main character, out of his complacency. The manic pixie dream girl trope in the beginning of the novel is an example of this. Clarisse unknowingly helps his character progress and is then hastily written out of the plot. I wanted to bring these women back into the end of the story, but revive them as multifaceted and complex characters with equally elaborate backstories. Another

The setting of the novel, Fahrenheit 451, takes place in a large city in the year 2053. The author Ray Bradbury. The mood of the story is dark, and gloomy. The reason why that everyone is watching tv and are sad because they sit inside all day and can’t read because it is against the law.