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Role Of Ignorance In Fahrenheit 451

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“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance,” -Socrates. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag enjoys to burn books, but after meeting a girl, Clarisse, who loves book, he begins to question whether burning books is the right thing to do. He learns more about his society is actually doing and decides to stop people from burning books. By exploring Montag’s obedience to society, questioning authority, and outward rebellion we can see how this demonstrates how Montag changes as a result of his conflict within his dystopian society as it connects to Knowledge vs. Ignorance. In the beginning of the novel, Montag is obedient to the requirements of their society. After setting fire to paper on the lawn of a house, Montag “grinned the fierce
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