Fahrenheit 451 Quotes About Moving Fast

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(AGG) [can be a quote or question, but avoid “you” - don’t talk to your reader] People do not realize that sometimes “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” -Confucius. (BS-1) [based on MIP-1] In FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury, the people in this corrupt city move incredibly fast paced. (BS-2) [based on MIP-2] As well, people moving fast cause losses in comprehension and empathy. (BS-3) [based on MIP-3] Lastly, the main message about moving fast is, if people do not move fast they can collect the ability to change their own views on something, and create actions based on those new views. (TS) [paste from above] The author warns people about moving fast since it leads to loss of leisure, quality and actions based on …show more content…

(SIP-A): The first type of loss that people endure in a faster paced society is physical. (STEWE-1): They do not see past what is shown and they have vehicles that help them move quickly, creating a loss for sense of environment. The vehicles are representations of people being distracted by a loud sound, when Mildred gets in the car, it was “driving a hundred miles an hour across town” (43). Montag was “shouting at her and she shouting back both trying to hear what was said, but hearing only the scream …show more content…

He probably never knew. He glanced up at the sky and the wailing sirens. The camera rushed down. The Hound leapt out up into the air with a rhythm and a sense of timing that was incredibly beautiful. It’s needle shot out. It was suspended for a moment in their gaze, as if to give the vast audience time to appreciate everything, the raw look of the victims face, the empty street, the steel animal a bullet nosing the target” (142). The government wants people to believe that not caring for others by moving quickly is better for society. The victim was then, “seized by Hound and camera in a great spidering, clenching grip. He screamed. He screamed. He screamed! Blackout. Silence. Darkness. Montag cried out in the silence and turned away. Silence.”(142). Granger states that people watching cannot actually see the person's face, this is because the speed allows them to have less care for the people. They knew that people have developed habits in not caring, so what the government does is quickly find someone to kill because all they want is for people to be happy and not collect quality and leisure which causes the ability to think and listen in a physical and mental way. (SIP B): The