Knowledge and power, you won’t know how empty you’d feel without it until you lose it. What does power mean to you, is it the amount of knowledge you have or how much control you hold? This was the main question to think about while reading the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, written and published in 1953. Where Guy Montag, a firefighter whose job was to burn all books, breaks free from his futuristic yet oppressive society. Books were banned from the public. He met a young girl named Clarisse who opened his eyes to a new perspective and he saw the flaws in his society. Montag couldn’t sit still anymore and decided to take action. This book represents a true struggle between a person's desire for individuality and society working …show more content…
When the main character opens the book and mentions that it’s onlythe beginning, it is an example of foreshadowing. This was Ray Bradbury’s way of telling us that this is only the beginning and that there is plenty more yet to come. The phrase “begin by the beginning” is mostly used to show that things are about to change in the story, for better or worse. The author indicates earlier in the story that Guy Montag doesn’t appreciate society’s rules and oppressions, and when he opens and reads his first book, it is a representation of the first step he took to rebel against society. One main takeaway was that things weren’t going to be the same anymore. Another example was an interaction Montag had with Clarisse. “Are you happy ?” Clarisse asked “Of course I’m happy what does she think? I’m not? He asked the quiet rooms.(pg23)” This happens earlier in the novel, after Clarisse asks Montag this question she runs off, leaving Montag bewildered. Clarisse helps Montag come to terms with his feelings with just one single question. This foreshadows change and a little bit of character development for Guy Montag. Only when he realized that he wasn't happy did he realize that it was time for a change. Another way the author indirectly portrayed the topic of change was