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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

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Montag begins to learn the truth about his society when he realizes that what he is doing is wrong. The society in which Montag lives is cursed with not knowing the truth. He is a fireman and burns books for a living. He thinks nothing of it and strangely finds it enjoyable. "It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed," (1). Books are outlawed in their society and people have been taught that they are silly pieces of nonsense. Montag is one of the first in his community to realize the truth about their lives and books. Being a fireman, fire is a big part of his life. It symbolizes destruction and the disconnect people have from society. "The woman on the porch reached out with
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“While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning” (Bradbury, Ray 3). Montag is a fireman that does not put out fires, he starts them. Montag lives in a dystopian society where books are illegal to have and read. Books make people think and question things which can give them opposite sides to choose from which can make people become unhappy and worried.

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Montag was happy at the beginning of the book because he enjoyed what he was doing. He burned books and kept people from reading them. He was following the rules and he liked when things burned. “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (1).

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In their society they followed the rules and did what they were told, Montag was no different. He was a fireman just like his father and grandfather so burning the books didn't need to be questioned. Because they were bad, he was doing the right thing, “It was a pleasure to burn.” Fire is shown as it was to everyone, he didn't wander, or wonder, from what was expected of

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In this section of “ Taurus 451” Ray Bradbury conveys the theme of the importance of critical and independent thought by using symbolism and suspense. In part 2 of the book, Guy Montag realizes that the world is not as it seems. Montag then pays a visit to an old professor by the name of Faber, he then proceeds to ask for a copy of the Bible. Prior to this event, Captain Beatty invites Montag to a game of poker to attempt to get Montag to spill on what he’s been up to. Bradbury primarily uses symbolism in part 2 to present the theme.

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The ending of Fahrenheit 451 was satisfying based on how it was unpredictable and came to a bittersweet end to keep the reader asking questions. The book serves a purpose of censorship of books from having a point of view. The book should not be written any other way as it was written because Fahrenheit 451 was written to give out a message. The book was unpredictable from how Clarisse is around Montag every day for a week and then she is gone and Montag being told that she got ran over by a car, Montag who is a firefighter who burns books which would make a reader think he would not have books but actually secretly hiding books, how Beatty chased after Montag for having books.

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In this part of the book, all of the firemen including Montag received a call to burn a house with the books in there. Here became the turning point for Montag as he saw the woman, who already had made her decision to die rather than live in a world of oppression and restricted freedom of thought which books symbolize in this part, burns with the illegal books in the burning house, refusing to go out without the assurance of the safety of the books. We can suppose that his perception is gradually changing through the phrase showing that Montag felt a huge guilt over this, unlike the other firemen or Beatty. Furthermore, during the conversation with his wife, Mildred, Montag says, “We burn a thousand books. We burnt a woman.

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Fahrenheit 451 is about rebelution. That some people can not change who they are, or what they believe in. the story is based in the future, where most of the books were burned, this essay is based on why the main character(montag) rebelled against this so called stupid law, the essay is also on why people burned the books, and how montage managed to escape. Guy montag loved his job as a fireman, people burned the books because they were not happy with the books and decided to stick with TV. But day he wittnesed a house burn down with one victim, one thing that wasn’t burnt was a book which montag took, books were also highly illegal.

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“It was a pleasure to burn,” therefore, not only did the firemen start fires instead of putting them out, but they enjoyed doing so. This proves that the society was thinking in a twisted way and was not functioning normally. Montag, after watching the old woman who decided to burn with her book instead of saving herself, decided there must be something special in these books if the government is hiring people to burn them. Next, Montag steals a book to inquire what it is that the government is banning people from reading. Realizing that no one in their society is really satisfied and happy with their lives, Montag’s curiosity grows until he sees the old woman who chooses to burn with her books rather than leave, Guy realizes that he needs to know what was so special about the books that people are willing to die for them.

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Throughout this story we watch Montag’s perception of fire mirror his development. We watch Montag evolve from a very ordinary man in his society to the complete opposite. Montag’s job as a fireman shows that he is obviously for book burning. In the beginning of the book Montag expresses his love for his job, he says “It was a great pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed”.

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In addition, taking after Clarisse, Montag begins to ask questions himself, and realizes that the way society functions isn't right, and he is no longer happy with his choice of profession.(STEWE-1) " ‘I've tried to imagine,’ said Montag, ‘just how it would feel. I mean, to have firemen burn our houses and our books’” (Bradbury 31). Here, Montag has his first realization that being a fireman is not only wrong, but also an inaccurate, untruthful version of who he wants to be.(STEWE-2)

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He moved his eyes quickly away. " Montag's encounter with Clarisse, a young girl who questions the norms of society, plants the seeds of doubt in his mind. His brief moment of reflection hints at an awakening awareness of the hidden truths and suppressed knowledge within his society. "With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history. " Montag's description of his actions as a fireman reveals the superficial excitement and power he feels while destroying books.

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Montag is a normal fireman living in this society until he changes his mentality because of major events in the story, his personal experiences, and several influential characters. In the beginning of the story Montag is completely at peace with his life, his job, lifestyle and his identity. “It was the pleasure of seeing things eaten, to see things blackened and changed”(1pg.).

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Ray Bradbury’s novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’ warns of the dangers of technology and blind obedience through the character of Mildred Montag amongst others. Although Mildred is a minor character throughout the text, her image as the poster girl of the dystopian vision of the future Bradbury had created highlights that in a society where technology is all-powerful and all-consuming, true happiness is seldom found. Bradbury depicts characters who have an awareness of life outside of technology to be genuinely happier and more sincere, whereas those who have conformed to mores of society are consequently dissatisfied with life. Ultimately, it is Montag’s realisation that there is more to life than shallow conversations and parlour walls, and the happiness

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(STEWE-1) The first words of the novel are literally:”It was a pleasure to burn, It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed”(Bradbury 1). Montag is already described as a bit of a pyromaniac, a person with an obsessive desire to set fire to things. To be clear Montag is a fireman, but not the kind that puts out fires, the kind that starts fires to burn books. (STEWE-2)

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