Countless themes were present in the book Fahrenheit 451. One of the more prominent, however, is the theme of conformity. There are several examples of this in the novel, such as the government changing history so that people don’t question the firefighters and go against the flow. Also, all throughout the book, the government is causing people to think the same way and conform to the way the government wants them to be through the television and seashell radio. Another example is conformity being forced on the citizens by the mechanical hound and the severe punishments for not following the rules. The author, Ray Bradbury, seems to think that conformity is a bad thing, and that individuality creates a much better world. In Fahrenheit 451, the government changed history to try and make the citizens conform to the idea of the firefighters going back as far as Benjamin Franklin. It also helped the erase anything in the past that could make people think for themselves. Thinking that a famous person such as Benjamin Franklin was a firefighter caused people not to question the firefighters. By doing this, people, would all believe the same thing and no arguments would be held over it. It also causes …show more content…
The seashell radio, or ear buds as we know them as today, and the TV could say anything and make the citizens believe it and brainwash them. Because the shows are exciting, it gave the people less time to think and question the reasoning behind things. Also, with a lot of excitement going on, they are less likely to notice small details that let them know that they are being lied to. For example, in the chase scene, Montag’s trail was lost so they targeted a random pedestrian and claimed that that person was Montag and then killed him. Nobody noticed because the government blurred out is face, wanting to keep their attention and