In the poem “Dover Beach,” the book “heit 451”, and in today's society, it can be seen that many live in a colorless society meaning the society one lives in is very bland and lacks freedom and reality. Dover Beach and Fahrenheit 451 are also similar because they both talk about themes of true love, and hopelessness. The first stanza of the poem Dover Beach paints a picture of a beautiful French coast that is gleaming and tranquil. The moon represents the calmness that is soon disrupted by the waves. As each wave brushes the coast they symbolize sadness, human misery, and the coming and going of appreciation for art and nature's beauty. The waves come and go but always bring back sadness, and the negative fate of humanity, suggesting these …show more content…
Society has made her believe she is happy by burning books and taking away a portion of her freedom and reality. She believes in what she can see, and what society has molded her to believe, nothing more. The author Matthew Arnold mentions the Sea of Faith in the second to last stanza, which represents the faith in humanity as the sea, forever moving back and forth. It teaches one not to rely upon others to gain happiness, or life's beauty, but rather from one's self and their love for others will determine one's happiness, as can be seen continuing into the last stanza where the author points out the confusingness of the matter. It isn’t easy to go against what society is shaping you to believe, especially when one has believed matters to be true for so long, leading to confusion in self that is pushing the society to set boundaries of freedom, and reality. Similarly, Montag in Fahrenheit 451 is also experiencing a lack of beauty, and free expression, especially in literature. Montag begins to question himself about his current state and realizes that he is being confined in society and has little room for his views or beliefs upon