Use Of Literary Devices Used By Ray Bradbury

This article is about the author having an interview with Ray Bradbury about how people are mistreated because they was been kept uninformed and ignorant about censorship when its really about technology destroying the use of reading. This is because in the book itself, reading is discouraged (illegal) and television is persuading. The author of this article suggests that Ray Bradbury would observe to see how has technology shows a problems.People will adapt when

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 portrays a group of men called “firemen.” Their title, however, is ironic because of what fireman usually do. Instead of putting out fires, the men in this novel deliberately set books and suspected criminal homes ablaze. Montag, the novel’s protagonist, finds “pleasure” (Bradbury 1) in his job at the beginning of the book. Further into the story, he realizes that burning books and homes destroys knowledge and is fatal to others. Montag now recognizes that depriving a generation of history, religion, and morals have desensitized his people to the point that original thoughts are nonexistent. Furthermore, cares and concerns for others have vanished, and having fun reigns supreme in society.

“It was a pleasure to burn” (Bradbury 1). At the start of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, comes one of the most iconic introductory phrases in literary culture. At the moment of reading it, this line is interpreted to be an expression of the thrill that came with the act of lighting a fire as Montag does his job to burn illegal books. However, by the end, it is possible to say that this line has a different meaning altogether. In a time where censorship and other forms of oppression were on the rise, Bradbury wrote his work to speak out against a strong government, preserving freedom for the individual. Through the use of allusions, he grounds Fahrenheit 451 in reality, calling the themes of the novel into question in the present as much as they were in the time when the novel was written. Through the world of his story, Bradbury makes a statement about a potential path society could take, destroying freedom of thought and individual expression, becoming nothing less than a dystopia like the one in Montag’s world.

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. By setting the scene in an ambiguous time and place (although it is in the future), Bradbury makes the dystopian novel more relatable.

Bradbury uses literary devices to exemplify the raw and true emotions that people hide from society result in a decline in society. Montag displayed his pleasure in disguise and was not truly happy with society, but wished for happiness. This is shown on page 12, “he wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.” Clarisse left with Montag's happiness and it will not come back to him even if he asks for it. This has influenced Montag's point of view of society by leaving the darkness behind him, and setting up a bright path ahead of him. He is very reserved, keeping thoughts and emotions hidden to himself. The words “happiness like a mask” suggests the hidden emotions Montag keeps to himself that doesn’t match with his outer reflection. The real emotions people feel are hidden from reality and are replaced and then, concealed

Knowledge is the driving force behind any society. Without knowledge, a society is bound to become corrupt and nonfunctioning. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a firefighter named Montag. In this futuristic and utopian society, firefighters do not put out fires, they start them. The job of a firefighter is to find and burn books, which have been banned by the government. Montag goes along with the firefighter lifestyle until he meets a young girl named Clarisse. She causes him to start wondering about books, and Montag decides to grab one from a woman's house before it is burned down. Montag reads it and realizes how important books are to humanity. He knows that what firefighters are doing is wrong, and sets out to change it. Bradbury uses this story to portray a corrupt society that he believes will come of the real world, and some of his ideas have already come true.

Allusions are vital to any work of literature. Ray Bradbury used allusions frequently in Fahrenheit 451. An allusion may be defined as a reference to another piece of literature, historical event, or cultural icon. It is commonly used by many successful authors to catch the reader's attention. Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a small American city in the future.

Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451 displays a setting where books are being burned instead of read. The novel initially begins with a detailed description of books being burned, with emphasis placed on describing the book as a "flapping pigeon" that slowly dies on a porch (1). The process of burning books is expanded throughout the novel, in which the government encourages the destruction of books by altering history and restructuring the original purpose of firemen: to put out fires. The process of burning books, does not only include setting paper on fire, instead it speaks of the destruction of each thought that are embedded within the paper of the book. Ray Bradbury wants to point out a much a larger critique that is prevalent

Have you ever been so caught up with technology that you do not understand what is going on around you? Well, in this novel Bradbury illustrates that you can be so focused on technology that you can forget about the important things that are happening. The main character, Montag, is put in a situation where he disagrees with the laws that are being enforced. He works for the fire department were instead of putting out fires, they burn all the books they see. Montag then puts this into his own hands to try to figure out why the government wants to burn every single book in the world. The characters, cultures, and themes in Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 create an interesting dystopian novel that serves as a warning to future readers.

Burns itself up and then rises from the ashes and starts anew. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 the book hating society destroys books to stop individual thinking, but some brave people bring back the books. Montag, the main character, changes his views on books and knowledge drastically throughout the story. Although Bradbury uses symbols throughout the story such as water, the phoenix, and a mechanical hound, and one of the themes of the book is ignorance versus knowledge. The message is the dangers of this society is what things could become if they use technology the wrong way

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches”. This quote was put into words by the great author, Ray Bradbury, explaining his point of view that books are useless and could be burned in many ways, and lack of knowledge should occur. Fahrenheit 451 is one of Bradbury’s famous dystopian fictional novels that were published in 1953, which showed lack of knowledge as one of its concepts. Lack of knowledge exists throughout the novel because firemen burned books, people of the society had no time to think, and the society relied on technology more than anything else.

This book was composed with the main idea of population control though the means of destroying written content. They felt by burning all the books it would keep people from invoking emotions. Thus, eliminating war and crime. This concept has been used though out history. The control though placing limitations on shared knowledge. In this paper I will discuss the psychology, sociology, Ideology, socioeconomic, utilitarianism and my own personal view points on the subject.

Introduction Ray Bradbury, a famous author, said, “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” In Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, a fireman named Montag changes his views on his society. The society he lives in starts the fire and burns books instead of extinguishing the fires and reading the books. Also, reading books is forbidden, and people spend their days watching tv.

The novel Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a dystopian society that represents the remnants of the United States. The novel explains that in this time period firefighters burn down houses instead of saving them. Firefighters demolish a house if they discover that the inhabitants are harboring books. Books seem like an ignorant thing to destroy a house over, but in this age books are believed to create original thought which could be a “horrible thing”. The main character is Montag, a firefighter, who rebels against the society after he witnesses the horrible death of an elderly woman who dies merely for reading a book. From this point, he seeks out more people who loathe the ideas of the government. In the end he discovers group a people who are dedicated to making literature and integral part of society. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 exhibits many similarities to the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Guy Montag is the protagonist and central character of the book, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury that transforms from a conformist in a totalitarian society to rebuilding a society that reads books. Montag fits the cliché description of a good-looking male with “black hair, black brows…fiery face, and…blue-steel shaved but unshaved look.” (Bradbury, 33)  For the past eight years he has burned books. He is a 3rd generation firefighter, who in the beginning of the story, loves his job, which consists of burning the homes of people who perform criminal acts of reading and keeping books in their homes. By understanding Montag’s relationships, discontentment, and future, one can begin to understand the complexities of Guy Montag.