In the world Montag lives in, violent actions are limitless; but due to the ignorance of the population, no one seems to care, and that is if they even find out. People are more worried about their parlor walls, tv shows, and worrisome of books to even realize all the terrible things happening right before their eyes. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury constructs the idea that the ignorance of Montag’s society blinds them from the constant violence surrounding them. This becomes clear to readers when countless violent actions occur in the story, and Montag finally realizes them firsthand. In Montag’s society, violence and ignorance are often represented. Violent actions are abundant, but people’s ignorance prevents them from being brought to light. Violence plays a huge role in Montag’s world, and is often taken lightly. For example, one violent action is on page 31 where it says that a “Fireman in Seattle purposely set a Mechanical Hound to his own chemical complex and set it loose.” This helps to show how suicide is a common occurrence in this society, and often in harsh ways. Overall, this evidence is used to help explain how living conditions could worsen over time, leading to more people feeling the need to take their own lives. Page 94 also helps to show violence by stating: “A minute later, Three White Cartoon Clowns …show more content…
Too much is left unanswered, and not enough people care to think. That’s why Fahrenheit 451 paints a well established picture of what our world could end up as. Our society could easily become this dystopian world that Ray Bradbury creates if we let it. Violent actions should be brought to light and solved, not faked like when Montag is supposedly killed by the mechanical hound; and our ignorance should never blind us from this state of