Fahrenheit 451 Effects On Society

Everyone experiences change in their lives, whether those changes are good or bad. Some can drastically alter your life, while others may endanger it.A dystopian society is portrayed by Ray Bradbury in the well - known and widely read book Fahrenheit 451, when books and information are devalued. It becomes evident throughout the novel that Braudbry thinks people should pay attention, reflecting on both the past and the present. The book's protagonist, Montag, goes through a lot of changes as a result of a number of persons who act as triggers in his life, he becomes aware of how society has altered as a result.

This was the first part in the novel that shows Montag’s desire to burn books, “It was a pleasure to burn'', (Bradbury 1). It introduces

Although Montag had no doubts about his line of work at the start of the book, he would begin to do so after meeting Clarisse, among other impacts on his thoughts and morality.He doesn’t feel bad for the homeowners whose house is getting burned down, the only thing he cares about is that he is doing his job just like the rest of the firemen. Montag is not used to individuals expressing their thoughts in this way, whether they are negative or positive, therefore he becomes irate with Clasrrise at times and questions her frequently. On page 21, Clarisse says, “ That's why I think it’s strange you’re a fireman, it just doesn’t seem right for you somehow.” As an illustration of this. Montag becomes agitated by this and says. “ You’d better run off to your appointment” Due to the widespread respect and considerable power that firefighters enjoy in the city, he has never had anyone question his choice of career. Montag steals books from homes when he is destroying them later in the book, in Part two, “ The Sieve and the Sand,’ and reads them in his leisure time. Although he finds it difficult because he hasn't read in awhile, he absorbs numerous ideas from books. Then he recalls a person he

Individuals are only permitted to skim through training manuals for their employment; they are not permitted to read novels. When those who oppose the government read the books, they risk being arrested and receiving the death penalty or they risk sacrificing both themselves and the books. Montag is told to burn all of his books when he decides to take a book at some point in the story. Montag shows change, while being very interested. Before that, the firemen hurried to the home of an elderly woman after hearing about her. After some time, she burned herself to death so that she might be among her books when the firemen burned them. Kerosene fumes bloomed up around her” (Bradbury, pg. 37). The woman set herself on fire because she knew that Montag may get so obsessed with discovering what was in the books that it makes him even more inquisitive. This demonstrates that the elderly woman attempted suicide in an effort to demonstrate the worth of