Do you feel the need to be the one to gain the attention of spotlight or do you prefer being in a group of those of common interest? Is the information taught to you enough to settle down comfortably or do you need more answers? In the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury expresses the affect of books - and that everything is not all sunshine and rainbows. Books are being banned, burned, and ceased and there is no way to stop this from happening; or so they think. Technology is overruling the idea that books are a relentless way of making the world a better place. In reality, technology seems to be the thing that weakens the thought of others. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury reveals the theme of conformity versus the idea of individuality and how individuality evokes the idea that conforming …show more content…
To begin with, being the center of it all, Guy Montag, the protagonist of the book, transforms his perceptions on what the system caused him to become. As a fireman, you would want to do what is right to save and protect your community. From this case, he wants to save his people from the hazardous fires that he has to throw. Not only is the fire being set in but it is also destroying the lives of others. A part of what has given you freedom to hide behind closed walls. Montag, being apart of the head enforcers and conformist firemen in his society, consistently influences the people of his town. A rule that has been strictly upheld by these fireman was that you either have to consent to burning each and every book or your house gets burned with you whether or not you are willing to leave. To begin with, the conformist Montag has only done what he does because that is the only thing he knows how to do. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Ray