Theme Of Paradoxes In Fahrenheit 451
In Fahrenheit 451, author, Bradbury, uses a number of paradoxes to mock and exaggerate aspects of real society. In the novel, the author creates a despotic government where the protagonist Montag, acknowledges that there is something missing in this society and he feels empty. Montag becomes valiant and takes an adventure to find out what is missing. Bradbury’s main focus in this novel is based on technology. He believes it can have negative impact on our lives.
Throughout the novel, Bradbury uses many paradoxes on the subject technology. He reveals his opinion on technology such as, how he thinks it is a distraction, taking the place of books, and forces people to like the same thing. For instance, the Mechanical Hound is used for trepidation …show more content…
When Montag arrives home from Faber’s house, Mildred and the two women, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles, were there watching the T.V. parlors. He begins to become frustrated and start discussing books. He releases his anger by reading a poem, Dover Beach, to them. “I knew it would happen! I’ve always said, poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness; all that mush! Now I’ve had it prove to me. You’re nasty, Mr. Montag, you’re nasty!” (Bradbury 97). This is an example of censorship. The women have never read a book so they think otherwise of poetry. The author is showing how people do not know about something if they do not know the real meaning behind it. They think it is meaningless. When Montag arrives home from the firehouse, he notices Mildred overdoses so he calls the emergency workers. The ironic thing about the emergency workers were they were not real doctors and while operating on Mildred they were smoking. “I saw the damnest snake in the work the other night. It was dead but it was alive. It could see but it couldn’t see.” (Bradbury 73) Montag is explaining to Mildred the terrible stomach pump that was used on her. He felt that it made her even more empty than what she was before.The snake (stomach pump) was alive as soon as the workers pushed the buttons on it. The workers are an example of technology. Bradbury is
Throughout the novel, Bradbury uses many paradoxes on the subject technology. He reveals his opinion on technology such as, how he thinks it is a distraction, taking the place of books, and forces people to like the same thing. For instance, the Mechanical Hound is used for trepidation …show more content…
When Montag arrives home from Faber’s house, Mildred and the two women, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles, were there watching the T.V. parlors. He begins to become frustrated and start discussing books. He releases his anger by reading a poem, Dover Beach, to them. “I knew it would happen! I’ve always said, poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness; all that mush! Now I’ve had it prove to me. You’re nasty, Mr. Montag, you’re nasty!” (Bradbury 97). This is an example of censorship. The women have never read a book so they think otherwise of poetry. The author is showing how people do not know about something if they do not know the real meaning behind it. They think it is meaningless. When Montag arrives home from the firehouse, he notices Mildred overdoses so he calls the emergency workers. The ironic thing about the emergency workers were they were not real doctors and while operating on Mildred they were smoking. “I saw the damnest snake in the work the other night. It was dead but it was alive. It could see but it couldn’t see.” (Bradbury 73) Montag is explaining to Mildred the terrible stomach pump that was used on her. He felt that it made her even more empty than what she was before.The snake (stomach pump) was alive as soon as the workers pushed the buttons on it. The workers are an example of technology. Bradbury is