Dialectical Journal For Fahrenheit 451

Title Rules, laws, principles, restrictions etc. are set for a specific reason, to govern ideas meant to be helpful and create conformity in a society. Setting guidelines' comes from power, from dictatorship, from society, from any sort of government they are set to create conformity and set what is right and what's wrong. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 is based in a dystopian world where all form of writing must be abolished. Where in this dystopian society Guy Montag the protagonist, is a fireman for which his job is to set books on fire and the houses as well that contain them. The set rules and principles in this dystopian society wants and is succeeding in abolishing all source of past documents, novels, children's books, bibles, etc. and

The image on the television is the same picture as the view outside the window behind him high up on the wall although in color. Through dark imagery, and exaggeration Larson connotes how television locks you and figuratively jails you from the outside world and how though you may be looking at a nature show on tv or whatever the case may be you will not get the same picture as if you were to go out and get the experience for yourself. The satirical strategies the satirist is showing to help illustrate his point is for one, the outside view is in color and is shining light into the dark empty room to right above where the kid can’t notice it. As opposed to the same exact image on the television screen although in black and white shining no source of light at him. What is shown here is bright lights is possibly connected to show the audience what is “the way” meaning the path to choose more wise and a more smart decision to make for a more open free fun filled experience. So knowing that what is being said here is the color shown and the light shining out the window of that view is meant to show the more obvious and free and extravagant and unique world out there to experience for oneself. Instead of however the plain black and white image of the same view on the Television screen, shining no light, no

Furthermore, the oppressive government shoves technology in their faces to blind them of realizing that the world they live in is a dystopia, not a utopia. Technology overrides the society in Fahrenheit 451 and it's shown through the “television walls” and as well as through the “mechanical hounds” which always watch and follow you and Montag does show some suspicion near the beginning of the book as he sees this beast: “ It growled again, a strange rasping combination of electrical sizzle...a turning of the cogs that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion.” (p.23) connoting the early stages of Montag starting to find out that something isn’t right about this world as he notices the “mechanical hound” has a suspicious connotation. Furthermore, Bradbury connoting with these “mechanical hounds” that they are the technology today, our phones, our computers that constantly monitor our every move, always knowing what we search and what we do. Continually, with the dictatorial government not only watches your every move but blinds you to notice that. The government in Fahrenheit 451 burns books, they shove bright, shiny televisions and technology in your face taking away your thoughts, your opinions, your consciousness to take away what is right and what is wrong. What is said from Beatty to