“The Tyger”, a poem written by Blake Williams, explores how one creator made such a fierce creature. Blake questions why God made a tyger and lamb in one place. The book, Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury explores a society that blocks out all negative things. The government bans books as an attempt to make keep the society happy. Bradbury uses a line from The Tyger as a chapter title to explain the significance between good vs. evil. The argument that there is good and evil in one society is supported in these two writings.
“The Tyger”, was published in 1794. The poem is important because of the messages and lessons it includes. Blake questions why God made good and evil and writes about that in the poem. The theme of this poem is the power of creation. The first line Blake writes introduces the tyger. “Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night” (Blake 1). He explains the tyger as “burning bright” which symbolizes he is the one above all. The Tyger
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The government in Fahrenheit 451 is the man above all. They hold power and create good and evil through books and fire. Looking through Montag's perspective, burning books is a joy until it isn't. One of the first things Montag says is “it was a pleasure to burn” (Bradbury, 1). The government bans books and Montag's job is to burn them. Montag views burning as a pleasure and the fire symbolizes power for him. He doesn't realize the significance burning and fire have in his society. We see a change in Montag when he says, “There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing” (Bradbury 148). Once Montag realizes what is in books, he views burning them as fundamentally evil. He wonders why the government bans and burns books when they are good. Through this, we see that in Fahrenheit 451 the government creates good and evil in one