Rebellion is a key catalyst for change in a society. This is apparent in the dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, in which the central idea is furthermore exhibited by conflict. Bradbury uses conflict by having Montag reading on the subway and Faber describing the society in the book. Conflict further expresses the idea of how an insurgency will lead to an altered civilization.
Rebellion being a key catalyst for change is proven with Montag breaking the rules. The text states, “There were people in the suction train but he held the book in his hands and the silly thought came to him, if you read fast and read all, maybe some of the sand will stay in the sieve. But he read and the words fell through, and he thought, in a
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Bradbury writes about the sand staying in the sieve, showing that sand represents knowledge and the sieve represents Montag’s brain trying to gain knowledge. This is seen as rebellion because the more knowledge people have, the more problems they will notice within a society, which is what Montag’s government sees as a threat. Moreover, Montag is represented as a symbol of rebellion and creates a conflict between him and the government. This conflict represents that someone must stand up for what they believe in order for the government to change. Additionally, Bradbury conveys the use of conflict by having Faber talk about how their society is failing to improve. On page 84, Faber says, “Patience, Montag. Let the war turn off the ‘families.’ Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces.” (Bradbury 88). This quote conveys that Faber believes that their society is falling apart. In the Fahrenheit 451 world, TV families are an immense addiction that people deal with and were created by the government to become compulsive. Faber talks about turning off these families by the cause of war and tells Montag to be patient. Both these things potentially foreshadow a revolution.