A Comparative Analysis Of Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

A Comparative Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s Style Clothing was invented out of necessity, to keep Man dry and warm in the elements. It has evolved into a social marker, however, exuding personality and social status through different styles. Writing was invented for communicating and keeping records, and is now used for many different purposes shown through many distinct styles. While a man’s style of writing may differ from story to story, it is always uniquely his. In 1959, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian novel focused on a futuristic society where the government has trumped individualism through totalitarian rule and technology works to isolate people from each other, based on post-WWII fears of the spread of communism and rapid

In both novels, the setting acts as a character in its own right. Fahrenheit 451 would be impossible without the book burning and futuristic technological advancements, just as Something Wicked This Way Comes would be improbable without a haunted carnival terrorizing a peaceful Midwestern town. Fahrenheit 451 is not set in any specific year or city, which allows the reader to picture the events of the book happening anywhere. Bradbury uses imagery and description to give a strong sense of setting by showing what is normal and commonplace. For example, firemen burning books: “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (1). The image not only shows the pleasure and power of Montag’s job, but also gives the reader a glimpse into the government’s control of it’s citizens and the glorification of destruction in this society. It gives insight into how the firemen think; it must be intoxicating to wield the authority, fear, and respect that Montag does. However, he does not commit these acts of violence because he was born immoral, but because the power he holds is so addictive that it corrupts his soul. When the people in this society are not out burning books or killing kids, they are using technology to gratify themselves. Whether Mildred has Seashells in her ears or is sat in the parlor watching television, she can never hear what Montag is saying, and only what society is telling her: “And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming on on the shore of her unsleeping mind” (10). It is funny how Montag refers to her earbuds as “Seashells” but seashells come from nature, and the thimbles in Mildred’s ears are the furthest thing from it. When putting a seashell up to one’s ear, one can hear the sounds of the ocean, similar to the constant