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Compare And Contrast Fahrenheit 451 And Modern Society

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What would you do if there was another world that burned homes instead of put them out? Society today is used to keeping the community a safe place instead of putting the society in danger. This society strives for balance and fair living. Fahrenheit 451 contrasts to modern society in areas of Government, Firemen, and Books. The novel’s society is very diverse from the modern society today. First of all, the way that firefighters are portrayed in this society are very different from our modern society. Page 5 shows that Clarisse says “So many people are afraid of firemen, I mean but you’re just a man after all.” Since the firemen burn homes they are feared as Clarisse stated. On page 70 “The old man leapt up as if he were to run” the
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Fahrenheit Book Burner In the book Fahrenheit 451 firemen burn houses instead of putting fires out ,and the author Rad Bradbury includes how technology is “Taking over the Economy”. Firemen are the policemen of the future world ,and some humans have made mistakes by hiding books. The author reveals throughout the novel how montag goes through transformation and how he changes.

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So often readers don't know what they will expect from a book. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 many things seemed to happened that were unexpected. It’s very relevant to readers in the modern world to read this book. Fahrenheit 451 has a powerful message to modern readers because of the similarities and differences between the novel and our world.

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In the dystopian society of FAHRENHEIT 451, first responders are both similar and different from modern American society. Let's take the example of medical care when it’s an emergency. In the world of 451, they call an ambulance a ‘unit’ and ‘handyman’ is the name they call for paramedic. In the world of 451, handymen are careless and they don’t have any concern on patient . They smoke in front of patients and they use inappropriate language.

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Similarities between Fahrenheit 451 and our society. Fahrenheit 451 is a book written by Ray Bradbury in 1953. The novel is about Guy Montag, a fireman. That sound simple right, but the at his job he burns the books because they are outlawed in society, Then montag goes through a midlife crisis launching the story forward .

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A dystopian society is dehumanizing, unpleasant, and completely unlike modern American society. Or is it? There are many similarities and differences between dystopian societies and modern American society. Three examples are in the book Fahrenheit 451, the film “2081”/”Harrison Bergeron”, and the novel The Selection. These similarities and differences can be represented in first responders, handicaps, and jobs.

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Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury and The Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury have very close connections throughout both books. One way they share a close connection is through literary elements. Three literary elements that can be connected in Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles are setting, personification, and symbolism. The first example of a literary element that can be associated with The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 is the setting.

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Bradbury characterizes the firefighters in Fahrenheit 451 as unoriginal duplicates in this passage by utilising sight and smell imagery as well as rhetorical questions to make apparent the uniformity of the society and its connection to the loss of individual identity. The characterization of Bradbury’s firefighters is accomplished through imagery to prove the uniformity of society. Having all firefighters look the same creates a certain distance between them and the rest of society, this alienation allows for easier/greater control over both the firefighters and the general population, which in turn . The firefighters were described extensively in this passage with major similarities to the fires they are responsible for, “their charcoal

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plato Essay Fahrenheit 451 Technology has a major impact in the american society in the book of fahrenheit 451. One thing that has had been impacted if not destroyed is human interaction. When montag tries to talk to mildred she never really talks back. Also for two years she always sits on her music playing device and has been there every night when montag comes home for the past two years.

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Giselle Mata 3/9/23 Period 4 Title “That's the good part of dying; when you’ve nothing to lose, you run any risk you want” ( ). Envision a world where death is meaningless, where books burn and knowledge is meaningless. “Fahrenheit 451” is a story written by Ray Bradbury about fireman Guy Montag who eagerly burns books before finding the true magic and meaning within them.

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One big difference between societies is the firemen. In modern day society firemen put out fires that are started and save people from fires. It is quite the opposite in Fahrenheit. In their society, firemen set things on fire, they don’t save people from the flames, they just burn down buildings and most importantly, they burn books. Instead of having a big water hose to ‘kill’ the fire, they have something more like a flame thrower, allowing them to start fires easily, hinting at the first three rules of the firemen: “1.

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In the fictional novel "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, the two character Montag and Clarisse, lived in the future where the government is corrupted. As time evolve and the world is changing, the sense of logic become twisted in this society. The world in "Fahrenheit 451" is a place where the idea of "firemen put fires out" appeared to be "long ago" (Bradbury 25). Firemen in this society no longer put out fire, but instead going to start them. The action of a firemen spraying "kerosene" over burning fire is described as an "amazing conductor playing all the symphonies" suggest that this society is twisted (Bradbury 2).

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Fahrenheit 451 –Analytical Essay There are a few common aspects of the setting of Fahrenheit 451, a book by Ray Bradbury and today’s society. Just like any books being burned in Fahrenheit 451, our government holds certain information as classified and does not let it out to the general public. Both societies use censorship as a way of limiting knowledge. Oversight and surveillance continue to be allowed at an alarming rate and was a part of Bradbury’s concerns. Fitting in and being "normal” or mainstream are not as accepted in either setting.

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Many people of the modern day society are more distracted by technology. These distractions cause people to be oblivious to the those in their surroundings. In Ray Bradbury’s story, Fahrenheit 451 a firefighter named Guy Montag lives in a world where books are outlawed. Montag is a firefighter, but these are not your ordinary firefighters. In this corrupted society, firefighters are signaled when books are found in a home; they then burn the books and the houses.

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The differences and similarities between the book’s society and our modern day society really bulged out at me while I was reading the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’. In Fahrenheit 451, books are banned. And instead of having firemen that put out fire, the firemen start the fire to burn down books and houses. There are many differences and similarities between our modern day society and the the society in the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’. Such as our Government, Technology, and Behavior.

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In Fahrenheit 451, there are many obvious differences in the dystopian society that the novel takes place in, and our present day society. However, there are also many overlooked similarities in the societies. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is both different, and alike our modern day societies. Initially, the America that the novel takes place in is much more of an authoritarian society then present day America.

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