Fahrenheit 451 Conformity vs Indivduality
Pre-AP English, Period 6
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“Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” ‘That’s against the law!’ “Oh of course” (Page 23)
This quote shows conformity because when Clarisse asked Montag “Do you ever read any of the books you burn,” Montag quickly replied with “That’s against the law.” From that, we can tell that everyone in the Fahrenheit 451 society is like a robot; they are programmed to shun anything that is frowned upon in their society. In this quote Clarisse and Montag are walking down the street and Clarisse is asking questions that tie into Montag’s beliefs and his personal life, she basically just trying to get to know him and what kind of person he is.
“You know the law,” said Beaty. “Where’s your common sense? None of these books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in the books never lived.” (Page 48)
This quote was a very important part of the book, this was quoted from the fire captain; Captain Beatty. He was talking to the woman who had books in her home and was refusing to leave because she would rather die than have no books. This quote was an example of conformity because Captain Beatty was acting exactly how he was “programmed” to act. Just like the rest of his society he tried to tell the woman that she was crazy for trying to die instead of getting rid of her books. He even went as far as “The people in the books never lived,” he said that because he tried discouraging her from taking her life for something he thought was “worthless.”
“My uncle drove slowly on a highway once. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days.” (Page 23)
This quote is a very good example of individuality because it shows just how far their society would go just to stay in conformity. The quote is from a conversation between Guy Montag and Clarisse McClellan, the person who is talking is Clarisse. She was talking
9/5/13 Pre-AP Landing Gear
“Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” ‘That’s against the law!’ “Oh of course” (Page 23)
This quote shows conformity because when Clarisse asked Montag “Do you ever read any of the books you burn,” Montag quickly replied with “That’s against the law.” From that, we can tell that everyone in the Fahrenheit 451 society is like a robot; they are programmed to shun anything that is frowned upon in their society. In this quote Clarisse and Montag are walking down the street and Clarisse is asking questions that tie into Montag’s beliefs and his personal life, she basically just trying to get to know him and what kind of person he is.
“You know the law,” said Beaty. “Where’s your common sense? None of these books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in the books never lived.” (Page 48)
This quote was a very important part of the book, this was quoted from the fire captain; Captain Beatty. He was talking to the woman who had books in her home and was refusing to leave because she would rather die than have no books. This quote was an example of conformity because Captain Beatty was acting exactly how he was “programmed” to act. Just like the rest of his society he tried to tell the woman that she was crazy for trying to die instead of getting rid of her books. He even went as far as “The people in the books never lived,” he said that because he tried discouraging her from taking her life for something he thought was “worthless.”
“My uncle drove slowly on a highway once. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days.” (Page 23)
This quote is a very good example of individuality because it shows just how far their society would go just to stay in conformity. The quote is from a conversation between Guy Montag and Clarisse McClellan, the person who is talking is Clarisse. She was talking