Independant Reading Project 2023 Evan A. Mcintire Greenwood Christian Academy English 10 Mrs. Huber May. 19, 2022 This paper tells the themes of the dystopian texts Fahrenheit 451, 2081, and “Chained to the Rhythm”. One of the themes connected to these texts was to stand up for one’s beliefs. The other theme I used was be yourself and don’t get caught up in society. I connected these themes with the literary elements of satire and man vs society. These themes were developed by different characters Full Title of paper Theme Number 1: Stand up for one's beliefs Literary Element 1: Man vs Society Conflict Ray Bradberry and Kurt Vonegut Jr validates the theme of stand up for one's beliefs in their dystopian, fictional texts titled Fahrenheit …show more content…
One place in Fahrenheit 451 that shows a metaphor is Faber is telling Montag to take action in what he believes. "Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories…shake the tree and knock the great sloth down” (Bradbury 1951, p.155). The phrase “shake the tree and knock down the great sloth” shows a metaphor by saying Montag should do something about his situation. In 2081, civilians wear handicaps, and everyone in the society is made to be equal. Harrison Bergeron did not like this, and used his ability to make a scene during a show. During the show, Harrison uses a metaphor through the theme Stand up for one's beliefs by letting the government know they couldn’t make him be something he is not. He wanted to be different. This is shown when Harrison says “I am greater than any man ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!” (Tuttle, 2009, 2081). The author developed this theme by Harrison going against society and not collapsing to the government. He is standing against what he was told to do. Harrison Burgeron displays a metaphor through the theme of Stand up for one’s beliefs in …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, the character Faber, who encourages Montag to think for himself and go against what everyone else is doing, shows satire because he is going against society and showing he is his own individual person. One place in the text where he shows this individualism, is when he chooses to not burn the books and run away because he realizes the society is not what he stands for. “Montag took the four remaining books and hopped, jolted, hopped his way down the alley and suddenly fell as if his head was cut off and only his body lay there”(Bradbury 1951, p. 116). Montag knows books have value and shows satire through irony and exaggeration and shows the down side of the society. Montag believes everyone should have the ability to be individual. Chained to the Rhythm also uses satire by letting readers know that they are caught up and distracted with what everyone else is doing. In “Chained to the Rhythm”, the song is about society being in their own world. People in the music video are inside an amusement park, and that is all they see in their life. It is like they are blocked off from the rest of the world. “turn it up it’s your favorite song, dance, dance, dance, to the distortion”(Parry & Marley, 2017). Chained to the Rhythm also uses satire by letting readers know that they are caught up and distracted with what everyone else is doing. In