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Fahrenheit 451 Mind Control Quotes

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From the 1950ś to the 1970ś the United States Government made an effort to control the minds of US citizens as a part of a project called MK Ultra. This effort of mind control in the real world relates to the events displayed in the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451 as citizens have been brainwashed and do not fully comprehend what kind of society they live in. Mind control plays an evident role throughout the book and can be shown at many different points throughout the course of the novel. It is the most important theme of the book because it gives the reader insight to the world of Fahrenheit 451. In the world of Fahrenheit 451 people are not allowed to read books which hinders their ability to comprehend basic functions of human life in …show more content…

“‘If you don’t want a house built, hide the nails and the 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’”(61). In this quote Beatty explains why society is better off without the knowledge of books. The quote shows that by censoring citizens through their screens and earpieces, everyone can be happier without facing the reality shown in books. This method of mind control displayed in the book shows how it is the the most important theme shown throughout the entirety of the …show more content…

“‘Why doesn’t someone want to talk about it! We’ve started and won two atomic wars since 2022! ... Do you know why? I don't, that’s sure! ... They might just stop us from making the same damn insane mistakes’”(69). This quote shows that censorship has led to to this society going into anonymity while wars and world conflict occur, all the while, no one from the society truly knows what has happened and what is going on in the outside world due to the lies and censorship they face constantly. This display of mind control is directly linked to the censorship they face in this quote because the people of this society are led to believe that everything in the outside world is fine, all the while, they constantly have bomb planes flying over their city threatening complete destruction of their

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How and why Montag broke the law is he had been hiding a bunch of books from his wife. Since he couldn't hide anymore after Beatty speech, he had to show her the books he had been hiding for a longtime. Him keeping the books is the reason why Montag broke the law and the laws doesn't allow people to keep books. The two people Montag confides in is his wife Mildred and Faber. The author wrote, "When he was done he looked down upon some twenty books lying at his wife's feet."

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(MIP-1): In Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, Montag starts out as a flawed person who agrees with his society. (SIP-A): Montag is a person who agrees with his society. (STEWE-1): Montag enjoys his job as a fireman in his society, “It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (1). He is fond of the smell of kerosene and enjoys burning books and houses.

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As said by John F. Kennedy, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. This quote relates to the conformity issues in the film Pleasantville and the novel Fahrenheit 451. Within these pieces, there is a significant sense of conformity as the characters are scared to break the continuous chain. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag wants to change the world he’s been placed into, Mildred needs Montag to push her to do new things, and firemen are responsible for burning books. In the movie Pleasantville, David doesn’t like the world that he’s been misplaced into with his sister, the man working the ice cream shop needs David to show him that everything doesn’t need to be done in the same order every day and firemen save cats out of trees instead of putting out fires.

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Beatty explains to Montag, “‘Once, books appealed to a few people, here, there, everywhere. They could afford to be different. The world was roomy. But then the world got full of eyes and elbows and mouths,’” (Bradbury 84).

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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.

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Granger explains a story about a bird called the phoenix, which represents the society. He refers to it as an allusion by using “before Christ.” In the quote, “every few hundred years he built a pyre and burnt himself up” symbolizes Montag's society. This is because the society seems to reinvent itself from the ashes of the burnt books. In this society, they make mistakes and they never try to fix them.

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In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag repeats “consider the lilies of the field (Bradbury 74)” to remind himself to be subdued in his journey of discovering the meaning of books in past and present society. Montag is on a path to disclose the truth behind the forbidden books. This is a tough and challenging task, but he must be careful with how he handles this. He cannot bring light to his plan, or he will be shut down quickly and fail to make any changes. This quote he remembers from the bible is crucial for this point of the story.

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Salman Rushdie once said, “The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible. This quote relates to the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by describing what the society did to its citizens. Written by Ray Bradbury, the novel follows 30-year-old Guy Montag and his journey in which he finds out that the society’s laws hinder people’s lives because they prevent brain development. 17-year-old Clarisse McClellan helps Montag realize this early in the story. In this novel, Ray Bradbury shows the concept of freedom of thought by depicting a society whose citizens aren’t allowed to engage in normal activities.

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Faber states, “Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical in them at all. The magic is only in what the books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us" (79). This quote supports the idea that any society that controls the way that information is circulated and history is taught ultimately controls the thoughts and actions of its citizens. This can be compared to today's society, where books aren't banned and the ability to read about our past mistakes highlights the importance of books in society and the effect they have on it.

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This quote from George Orwell's novel 1984 ties heavily into the world and reactions of society created in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The most prevalent and literal link back to the quote is from part one of the novel, where Montag’s wife describes what has happened to Clarisse: "She's gone for good. I think she's dead. Run over by a car. Four days ago...

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In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Montag, the main character, goes from loving his job to rethinking of his job. Montag came in mind that his job not only hurt him but also hurt society. He began to realize that he no longer enjoyed his job. Montag did not like the fact of knowing that his job was only hurting other people.

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Censoring Knowledge Censorship, in a crumbling world, does not act as glue; but rather, as a hammer. All throughout Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, examples of censorship are seen. In his made-up dystopian society the “more powerful” characters use censorship to cover up anything that is seen as risky or “inappropriate”. In this novel the largest group of censored objects are the books. Books could change one’s view entirely.

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By true definition, censorship is the suppression and illegalization of speech, public communication, and other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, or politically incorrect as determined by the government in authority. The purpose of censorship is perhaps to protect the people, however, negative outcomes typically follow when this route is taken to control a governed people. Censorship directly attack the main characters of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell’s 1984. Although government censorship was perpetuated to create a whole and perfect society, Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 both demonstrate that censorship brought on by the government negatively controls a community’s thoughts, actions, and their people as a whole.

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Knowledge and Ignorance in Fahrenheit 451 Imagine a society where all books are banned from the public and if any are found they are burned into ashes. This is a reality in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, which delves deep into problems a society becoming more and more dependant on technology may face. In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury shows many problems which range from technology to violence, one important topic that is discussed is knowledge and the theme that a society cannot function without knowledge You can clearly see this idea starting to form within the first few pages of the novel, when the protagonist Guy Montag has an interaction with a girl named Clarisse. As they are talking Guy Montag says “You think too many things”(pg 9).

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