Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 over fifty years ago, yet he captured many attributes of our modern society with such authenticity it is hard to believe he imagined it. The parallels between the world of history and the world we live in are hard to ignore. Bradbury describes the entertainment devices adhering to today’s society. First, Bradbury states, “Behind her, the walls of the room were flooded with green, yellow, and orange fireworks sizzling and bursting to some music composed almost completely of trap drums, tom toms, and cymbals” (Bradbury 29). Bradbury’s description suggests the walls are similar to a television.
Faith and Forgiveness “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly father will forgive you” (Matthew 6:14). In the book Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini is a troubled kid, who discovers his love for running. After becoming an Olympic champion, Louie finds himself fighting for his life in World War II. He is a changed man when he returns home.
Bad things happen to good people. A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket, is a story about the orphans that are in a bad situation. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire parents died in a fire while Count Olaf is trying to steal their fortune. They escaped Count Olaf and got to safety for a little. They learned that bad things happen to good people too.
Two of my favorite books I've read this semester are Underneath The Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste and A Thousand boy kisses by Tille Cole. Both these books explore the lives of two different girls who have different sicknesses. These two books explore many themes and moods using a variety of literary devices. Both these books show a struggle with the news of their sickness, living with it and trying to overcome it.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel about how the world would change if we burned all books. Guy Montag, the protagonist, is facing the challenge of being a firefighter but also wants to save the books. This causes Guy to question himself, and he finds himself talking to a curious girl named Clarisse, and she asks him if he is happy. Guy realizes he is not happy and that his marriage is falling apart. Clarisse is a young peculiar girl, age 17 who opens Montag’s eyes to a world of questions.
Not ever negative situation leads to an unwelcome outcome. Flannery O’Connor introduces how conflict changes a character for the better in her short story “Revelation”. The main character, Mrs. Turpin, likes to categorize the people she meets base on their looks and possessions. She is suddenly attacked by a patient named Mary-Grace, who is then quickly sedated. However, before the medication takes effect Mary-Grace leaves Mrs. Turpin with an insult that leaves a lasting impression that causes the protagonist to think deeply about herself as a person.
Use They Say I Say to help you understand how you should build your counterargument. In “fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury a counterclaim from the theme “Books are important” is books are not important. Bradbury stated “Colored people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it.
Fahrenheit 451 is a book about a dystopia where everyone agrees on everything and never question what happens around them. Ray Bradbury the author of the book has an excellent background and the origin of the story and why in particular did he choose this subject. Bradbury adds alienation into his story to give a visual representation of how outcast are treated and how the government will hide the truth. “He imagined thousands on thousands of faces peering into yards, into alleys, and into the sky, faces hid by curtains, pale, night-frightened faces.” represents how some people hid for safety (Fahrenheit 451).
Choosing to be your own person rather than being like everyone else can feel empowering after a struggle. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, reading books is a crime. A “criminal” who is caught reading a book goes to jail and the fire department has to burn the book. After Montag, a firefighter, finds himself ignoring rules, he is caught by his chief and is forced to run away, in search of new books and people who understand him. After he finds a group of retired professors.
(MIP) This meme focuses on one of the key messages conveyed by the government in Fahrenheit 451, that books should be avoided and people should not read them. (SIP A) The Government trying to persuade people away from books, is a key implication in both, Fahrenheit 451 and this meme. (STEWE 1) When Clarisse McClellan encounters Montag for the first time, she seems to be hypnotized by the Salamander symbol on his jacket. As she starts to ask questions, she asks, “Do you ever read any of the books you burn ?”
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury United States Characters: Montag; protagonist of the story, works as a “fireman” whose job is to burn books in a futuristic society. Mildred; wife of Montag, reminds us what the average person is like. Clarisse; considered odd in society, doesn’t have many friends, appreciates nature, opens Montags eyes to the world. Beatty; antagonist of the story, head fireman, knows more about books than anyone else. Mechanical Hound; represents the power of the government and their manipulative use of technology.
When authors create characters they design them for a purpose. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury carefully creates each character to contribute to the story. The characters represent themes, thoughts, and feelings, as well as giving the reader room to form their own opinion. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury creates Mildred, the wife of Montag, who is the protagonist of the story. Mildred is included in Fahrenheit 451 to represent the book’s idea of a perfect dystopian society, to help spark Montag’s journey, to help the reader formulate his or her own ideas, and to represent underlying themes.
In Ray Bradbury’s perplexing and intuitive novel, Fahrenheit 451, he explores many intriguing themes. He uses a variety of literary devices to increase the reader’s knowledge of the characters and the society in which they live. The characterization of Mildred and Clarisse is used through narrative description and dialogue to develop the theme of a society that no longer uses its own intellectual capability to think or question. He implies that without thinking the citizens in this society unknowingly restrict their emotional and mental growth, as well as create danger.
“His hands collide with my chest... He draws his hand back to hit me, and i say, my throat tight with fear, ‘The Choosing Ceremony, Dad!’... He lowers his hand, and for a second I think the violence is over… but then he says, ‘Fine Stay here.’... He will return with a belt (21)”.
“We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?” (Bradbury 52).
