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Individuality In Fahrenheit 451

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Fahrenheit 451 is a book about the censorship and burning of books. The book by Ray Bradbury shows the dangers of rebelling against society. The main character, Guy Montag fits into society until he realizes how wrong it is. The main theme of the book is conformity vs. individuality. Firstly, Guy Montag follows the rules of society and goes with conformity. For example, Guy feels that it is a “special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed,” (Bradbury,1). Guy goes on to have these feelings, and agrees with society. He continues to follow the rules and does his job as a fireman, to burn all books in existence. In addition, Guy continues to love his job as a fireman and smiles at the sight of, “the books went up in
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