Fahrenheit 451 Research Paper

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Alexis Godbey English 10 3/14/24 Farenheight 451, Not Being Able to Think for Yourself; A Warning? Imagine a world where books are banned, and thinking for yourself is considered dangerous. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 415, he makes that world come to life. Set in a future where people are not allowed to know too much, and have to act like everybody else. It's like a big warning, showing us what could happen if we let go of our right to think freely and be different. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 415, he makes that world come to life. Set in a future where people are not allowed to know too much, and have to act like everybody else. It's like a big warning, showing us what could happen if we let go of our right to think freely and …show more content…

Imagine a world where books are banned, and thinking for yourself is considered dangerous. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 415, he makes that world come to life. Set in a future where people are not allowed to know too much, and have to act like everybody else. It's like a big warning, showing us what could happen if we let go of our right to think freely and be different. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 415, he makes that world come to life. Set in a future where people are not allowed to know too much, and have to act like everybody else. It's like a big warning, showing us what could happen if we let go of our right to think freely and be different. The government in Fahrenheit 451 controls knowledge by banning and burning books, showing how they stop people from thinking freely. Firemen like Guy Montag burn books, which shows how the government is trying to get rid of knowledge and ideas. Captain Beatty explains to Montag, "Books can make people think differently." We need to get rid of them to control what people believe" (pg. 3. Then, the sand is sanded. The government burns books to control what people know. Firemen burning books show this. Captain Beatty explains that books can change people's thinking, so the government fears them and tries to stop free thinking. The Mechanical dog, a robot trained to hunt down books, shows how the government stops people from knowing. Montag says, "It only thinks what we want it to" (Bradbury, p. 24). This shows how the government controls what people know and punishes those who have books. The Mechanical dog, a robot trained to hunt down books, shows how the government stops people from knowing. Montag says, "It only thinks what we want it to" (Bradbury, p. 24). This shows how the government controls what people know and punishes those who have books. These examples show how the government in Fahrenheit 451 limits