Fahrenheit 451 Delusion Quotes

Even today, many people don't believe that books are constantly being banned, censored, or even burned. In Florida whole elementary school libraries are being covered because all of the books aren't vetted by the government. With that being said, Ray Bradbury really captured what society would look like in a couple of decades even if most of us are scared to admit it.

In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, when conflicts encourage delusion or ignorance, questions are posed and realization occurs. Throughout the whole book, Bradbury shows how many characters would rather ignore obvious problems than face them because it's too big of a problem to deal with. That leads to some people questioning this system and finally realizing its faults,

In the morning Montag tries to talk to Mildred and explain what happened to her because she seems like she can't remember. Once Montag tells Mildred, her only response is, “‘I didn't do that,’ she said. ‘Never in a billion years.’’(Bradbury 17). This quote shows how delusion can take over a person who doesn't want to admit their faults or their mistakes, even to a person who they are supposed to trust and love. Mildred obviously overdosed and Montag was trying to explain it to her but she just won't listen or genuinely doesn't believe him which is unlikely. In the passage, you can see how much Mildred is trying to convince Montag and herself that she would never overdose. This led to very obvious delusion because Mildred would rather be crazy than have to talk about something important or something worth thinking about with her husband. By the end, it shows how Montag was also quick to just let go of the topic in order to avoid conflict of irritation with his wife. These two people are supposed to love and trust one another but you can tell that they really don't, Mildred was quick to push him away even during an important conversation and Montag was easy to give up trying to communicate with his wife. This shows that two people who are supposed to love and care for each other the most can pretend big problems don’t exist to keep the peace. It is easier for them

The people who see our world in a new lease are no longer able to ignore these now blindly obvious problems. Bradbury shows us how a character like Montag, who is originally one of the blind followers, can change with just a few questions that help him see things in a different