Dystopian Society In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 In the world of Fahrenheit 451, Fireman start fires instead of putting them out, books are illegal, and the minds of the people are clouded by mindless entertainment. Ray Bradbury wrote the novel to speak out about the society she lived in where the freedom to express oneself was under attack. The develop of the Characters in the story shows how people in this society react to a government that tries to control the minds of their citizens. Themes related to the government’s control on its citizens are highlighted by symbols, mechanical objects that moved and represented living organisms. They represent the people who are both dead and alive. Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel about a world controlled by censorship that literacy
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The protagonist of the story is a fireman and is dedicated to his work. The novel starts out with montag saying, ”It was a pleasure to burn”(Bradbury 3). Montag starts to have second thoughts about work when Clarisse Mcclellan asked him various questions. In Dietz Frank’s book The Fireman he says, “Montag starts out as a loyal member of the future society and only gradually shows signs of disaffection. His process towards rebellion is aided by a female companion and an older mentor.” Montag completely changes into a new type of person. Montag is a dynamic character because of his drastic change in his ideologies. Montag and his wife mildred also become foils later in the story because of how drastically different they become. Montag has chosen to rebel but Mildred would rather conform to the …show more content…
There is a minimum speed limit instead of a maximum. Clarisse Mcclellan said in the story, “‘I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flower, because they have never seen them slowly’”(Bradbury 9). Clarisse Mcclellan gives the solution to escaping the mind control society and allowing one's thoughts to become more independent. People must slow their life down, step back, and look at the larger picture. If people drive pass grass and flowers as fast as they can then all they can see is a bleary patch. The people are ignorant to their surrounding because they never took the time to notice them. Various characters and symbols are used to portray this
The protagonist of the story is a fireman and is dedicated to his work. The novel starts out with montag saying, ”It was a pleasure to burn”(Bradbury 3). Montag starts to have second thoughts about work when Clarisse Mcclellan asked him various questions. In Dietz Frank’s book The Fireman he says, “Montag starts out as a loyal member of the future society and only gradually shows signs of disaffection. His process towards rebellion is aided by a female companion and an older mentor.” Montag completely changes into a new type of person. Montag is a dynamic character because of his drastic change in his ideologies. Montag and his wife mildred also become foils later in the story because of how drastically different they become. Montag has chosen to rebel but Mildred would rather conform to the …show more content…
There is a minimum speed limit instead of a maximum. Clarisse Mcclellan said in the story, “‘I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flower, because they have never seen them slowly’”(Bradbury 9). Clarisse Mcclellan gives the solution to escaping the mind control society and allowing one's thoughts to become more independent. People must slow their life down, step back, and look at the larger picture. If people drive pass grass and flowers as fast as they can then all they can see is a bleary patch. The people are ignorant to their surrounding because they never took the time to notice them. Various characters and symbols are used to portray this