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Have you ever seen someone texting on their smartphone and were completely unaware of their surrounds? Maybe they tripped on the sidewalk, bumped into someone, or slammed their face into a locker. Well, that whole idea of being “addicted” to technology and how our society currently functions was predicted by a man named Ray Bradbury in his book Fahrenheit 451. Not really a big deal except the book was written in 1953 when black and white television was cutting edge, the hydrogen bomb was just released to the public, and disneyland didn’t even exist. Fahrenheit 451 essentially predicted the future regarding earbuds / bluetooth, widescreen televisions, facetime / facebook messenger, self driving cars, electronic surveillance, obsessive media coverage, and automatic banking …show more content…

They use tips from civilians or their mechanical dog to find books and burn down the location they’re found at. Our main character, Guy Montag, is a firefighter that meets a young girl named Clarisse McClellan who has an older way of thinking. She enjoys nature, talking to people, and reading books which are all extremely rare because people have become so addicted to their technology that human interaction is no longer relevant and is viewed as weird. Montag is somewhat curious is what she finds so interesting with things that everyone finds strange. Clarisse then goes missing and Montag is left alone with his wife who has her seashell radio (earbuds) in almost 24 / 7. Montage then has to go on a call with his fellow firefighters and burn down a house that is suspected of holding many books. Once they arrive at the old house, they meet an older lady who is defending her collection and saying that they’re in the wrong. Montag tries to reason with the women to step away from her house but she is reluctant to stay. Montag’s crew they proceeds to burn down the house along with the

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Soren Schwartz Ms. Kuryllo English 12 AP 22 December 2014 Thesis: Bradbury’s use of literary devices show the cerebral decay of society by contrasting it with famous pieces of literature, myths, and political writings that have been disregarded wi th his society’s admiration of perfunctory writings. Annotated Bibliography Brown, Joseph. " 'As the Constitution Says': Distinguishing Documents in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. "

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Jack O’Reilly 7/27/15 Fahrenheit 451 Characters Gus Montag- a 30 year old man who is the protagonist of the story, a fireman whose job is to burn books. Then realizes what he's missing out on and begins to find the meaning of what’s inside the books. Gus Montag has black hair, and is about 30 years old. After meeting Clarisse McClellan he finds her outlook on refreshing. After the burning of an old women, Gus Montag develops a strong hate for his job and goes against it.

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In the beginning of the novel, the author, Ray Bradbury, introduced us to a world where books were forbidden. Guy Montag, a fireman, did not help save burning homes instead he burnt them. In this futuristic way of thinking, everyday life revolved around television and people thought books brought unhappiness therefore they sent firemen out to burn homes that contain books. Montag thoroughly enjoyed watching the seemingly meaningless books turn to ashes.

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Paper burns at 451 degrees Fahrenheit. This topic and many others are pinpointed in the book “Volume 451”, written by Ray Bradbury. Some of the topics incorporated are dystopian futures, the burning of books, technology usage and advancements, and governmental issues. The main protagonist, fireman Guy Montag, started to discern that his life wasn’t very good, and he wasn’t happy. Technology, being a big topic in this book, is damaging to society by degrading mental health, being a huge distraction, and causing a lack of communication with others.

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Negative Impacts of Censorship 1.72 billion. That is the number of how many people are affected by censorship on any day (Gaille). About 76% of people in North America have concerns of the Government censoring information through television, radio, books, music, and the internet (“The State of Internet Censorship– Statistics and Trends [Infographic]”). Only 21% of the world population has non censored internet (“The State of Internet Censorship– Statistics and Trends [Infographic]”). Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, discusses the topic of censorship and the negativity it can bring upon a society.

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The setting of the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is set in a large nameless U.S. city. It was suspected to be Los Angeles. The book was set in 2053 which is 100 years into the future from when it was published. Ray Bradbury is trying to set the mood as sad. Within this novel there is tragedy and despair.

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Fahrenheit 451 is written by a famous writer whose name is Ray Bradbury and this book’s topic is dystopian. In this book, author create a future world. In that world, because people have a highly technology and a fast,convenient life. So government decided to destroy all the books. In this case, the fireman’s job is not extinguishing, they need to burn the books.

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction book. Fahrenheit 451 is about a man named Guy Montag who lives in a world where books were illegal and people did not have much freedom. He meets a young girl named Clarisse who has changed his life and it puts him in danger, Guys Montag needs to escape before the police arrests him for reading a book. The theme and the setting of the books is about how society where books are dangerous and illegal and the things that can bring happiness and unhappiness.

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If they find out anyone has any amount of books stored away somewhere in their house, they burn the house down to ensure the books are destroyed. As it progresses,

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Paper burns at 451 degrees Fahrenheit, which is why Ray Bradbury titled his book Fahrenheit 451. This book mentions a dystopian society where firefighters burn books instead of putting out fires. The main character, Montag, realizes that his actions as a firefighter are wrong, and becomes a fugitive running from the police. Fahrenheit 451 is the most “messed up” text that was read by Ms. Troxel’s third period class because this future could happen to society.

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There is a profession in the city called “firefighters.” These firefighters do not put out fires, but rather start homes on fire which are believed to have books inside of them. The main character, Montag, eventually succumbs to curiosity and keeps some books for himself, which ultimately sets the stage for the climax of the book. If I were in Montag’s situation, I might want to see what is inside books if I had never read one before.

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Have you ever seen people walking slow by you with their phones one their hands? Paying no attentions to where they are walking, careless of where they are walking and the time their are wasting, but instead, playing games like pokemon go which has recently become popular, or a social media type of app, that causes serious dangers. According to a recent study published in The Daily Mail, they revealed that an average normal person spend time on technology for about 8 hours and 21 minutes a day. In Fahrenheit 451, a book written by Ray Bradbury, describes the similar society as today’s and future. It is possible that the society will change throughout the rest of the future life.

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Kyndal Watson Ms. Reichert English 206 May 22, 2024 Reader response theory Should schools have the ability to censor books that do not correlate with their own opinions? In 1973, Charles McCarthy, head of the school board at Drake High School in North Dakota, burned Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five. McCarthy was not the only one though, due to its use of language, depictions of sexual acts, lack of patriotism, and mentions of homosexuality, the novel has undergone at least eighteen banning attempts in public school systems and libraries in the United States. Having said this, it seems Vonnegut’s novel was also not the only book burned. In his letter he states “I am among those American Writers whose books have been destroyed in the now famous furnace of your school.”

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According to the Daily Universe, a YouTuber named Gary Tuck said, "This media we call social is anything but... we open our computer, an it's our doors we shut" (Hamilton). In his video "Look Up". Social media, technology and the electronics we use are affecting communication between people all around the world. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, "Has the iPod made us anti-social?" by Tom de Castella from BBC news, "Technology: Is it making kids anti-social?" by Morgan Hampton from The Daily Universe, and "Technology's Benefits and Possibilities" by Word Press all explain how technology affects humans either in a negative or positive way.

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According to TechCrunch, 62% of United States adults get their news from social media. People are looking for news that is short, with little effort. In Ray Bradbury's eerie society, reading is very short, and news are read in one column, two sentences form. In our world today, people want reading to be short, so they look to twitter for news with the 140 word count limit.

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