Examples Of Conflict In Fahrenheit 451

Conflict of Society in Fahrenheit 451 In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 society creates major problems for most characters. Characters like Montag want to have real relationships, intellectual conversations and more social interactions. Humans want real happiness in their life. The government strictly prohibits any social interaction between humans. This law is enforced through the Media. Once people start wanting to defect and rebel, the government introduces more strict and severe influences which prevent people from becoming social, smart and friendly. This very act of censorship causes people to eventually want to interact with each other and escape from their society. Thus through examining the governments influence on people through social

For the first time Motang thinks outside the passive box created by the government. He searches for true happiness within himself and realizes he cannot answer that question with a yes. This is the turning point where Montag finally breaks free from the governments mind control and looks for real happiness with real social interaction through books. Montag realizes there is a problem that can only be solved by reading. Montag decides to read several books he had hidden after. In life, people want the option to make mistakes and learn from them, without this, life is very boring and passive. Beatty, head of the fire department, tells Montag that “if you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none." (Bradbury 90). This shows that the government is trying to censor all media and it is this very lack of things to choose from that leaves Montag looking for social interaction and wanting to read books for more options. Montag wants to talk with his wife and have a real conversation. He noticed they have drifted so far apart from each other but all Mildred

This is shown through Montag when he tries to rebel. Montag says “I’m going to do something, I don't even know what yet, but I'm going to do something big” (Bradbury 62). This tells the reader the Montag is planning to do something big to either overthrow the government or receive some sort of personal gratification. This is highly likely due to the censorship and lack of real interactions. Clarisse also has a huge impact in the rebellion of Montag, she says "You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow” (Bradbury 53) which leads Montag to believe that he is not who he really is. This is where the identity crisis began and where Montag realizes that something within him is not right. Montag rather do what is right to him than be a dutiful member of society. This quotation foreshadows that Montag will do something to rebel against the government, which he does. Montag later starts to read and memorize books that he got from his hidden stash and stole from houses he was to burn. He later killed Captain Beatty and ran off to the book people. He became similar to a book and read the stories to anyone who was willing to listen. It is arguable that the government’s severe censorship and lack of human interaction led to the rebel of