Comparing The World Of F451 And Dover Beach

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The world of F451 and “Dover Beach” shares the same of theme of struggling to escape darkness in society. In Matthew Arnold’s poem, he states that his could “hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light”(line 33). This is related to Montag’s life due to his estranged marriage with Mildred and losing Clarisse. Montag deeply cared for Clarisse, and believed that she was his guide out of darkness. However, Montag’s life began to fall into depression when Montag claims that he doesn’t love Mildred and Clarisse’s death. Another connection between F451 and the poem would be the lack of faith in society. In “Dover Beach”, the speaker believes “The Sea of Faith”(line 21) is slowly fading away from his world. This is similar to the F451 society since