Obstacles In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

My appreciation of a literary work was enhanced by understanding symbol when I read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The science fiction novel is about Guy Montag, a man who is a firefighter. In this time, the job of a firefighter is to burn and destroy all books because reading or having books is illegal. He does his job, day by day, burning books without giving it a thought. As the novel continues, Montag realizes that books are not bad and tries to save them. He remembers a time when fire was not a destructive force; fire was also a source of warmth and comfort. In this novel, fire represents two opposing forces, depending on how it is used. The firemen use it to destroy, but Montag learns that it gives a source of a warm and comforting affect when used correctly.

In the science fiction story Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the society he portrays is shown as dystopian society and the society is damaging the lives of the people living in it. First off, in the story the school systems don't allow the students to express feelings or thoughts and, even variety. “,but do you know we never ask questions , or at least most don't; they just run answers at you,...that's not social to me at all.”(bradbury 29). The students don't get to think for themselves they are in a society where everything is shown as a black and white and dull theme, making everything feel unpleasant. Not only… But also, the people and the government does not care for themselves or their society, they’re just living in a place where they

Guy Montag, on the other hand, is a fireman who starts fires, rather than stops them, in order to burn books, which are banned. Anyone caught with books are reported and their house and sometimes the people themselves are burned to the ground. People in his society don’t read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. Guy is struggling with the meaninglessness of his life. His wife doesn’t seem to care and when he meets a seventeen year old girl named, Clarisse McClellan it opens up his eyes to the emptiness in his life. After this Montag becomes overwhelmed because of the stash of books in his house that he stole while on the job. Beatty, the fire chief, says that it’s normal for every fireman to go through a stage of wondering what books have to offer. Beatty gives Montag the night to see if the books have anything valuable in them, and to return them in the morning to be burned.

The new 2015 generation is growing up in a technology based culture. More books are being read online, music on phones or ipods, there is even online school. Technology is helping to advance our society and bring us to a new chapter in our nation. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows how the power and advancement of technology is changing the people of the world by controlling them.

Visual media, such as the computer and television distract people from the natural world, and instead blinds them from reality. Fahrenheit 451 exposes the idea that mass visual media initiates problems of violence, unawareness, and ignorance. The advanced technology causes the people of society to stray farther away from reality, and they become trapped in their own world of unawareness. Thus, unlike in nature where everything is free, the advanced technology confines people within the boundaries that technology allows. The boundaries created by visual media imprison the people of society into a world of mental incapacity and illiteracy. This unfamiliarity with the world, shown by numerous characters, shows how society is negligent. For

Guy Montag is a man that cannot think for himself and enjoys following the government’s orders. The novel introduces him with one of his thoughts, “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (Bradbury 1). On his way home from work one day, Guy meets a young girl named Clarisse McClellan. She’s the only person who questions his actions and challenges him to start thinking about why he burns books. Clarisse asks Montag if he ever reads the books that he burns, Montag laughs and says, “That’s against the law!” (Bradbury 5). Montag has been so brainwashed and ignorant about burning books, but Clarisse gives him new ideas by continuing to create doubts in his mind. She talks to Montag about the firemen from the past and how they were different then they are now. Clarisse says to Montag, “Is it true that long ago

Each individual finds his unique place in the world by going through a journey of self-discovery. One who cannot surmount the tests and trials faces the possibility of not completing the cycle, and will be labeled a tragic hero. A hero rises as a master of two worlds when he utilizes the help of mentors and disregards the hindrances placed by other characters and the unknown world. The typical hero in literature is depicted as the one who conquers all, faces what no other dares to, and fights to make good triumph over evil. Ray Bradbury presents the fictional story, Fahrenheit 451, of such an individual, whose perspective opens up another world previously hidden from him. The story exhibits turning points in Guy Montag’s journey and gives

Bernadette Devlin, an Irish civil rights leader and former politician claims that, “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else”. This quotation applies to Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, from the main character, Montag's, point of view as many challenges are thrown at him while living in a dystopian society. The word “lose”, is seen as a negative connotation but really is symbolically positive as it relates to sacrifice. Throughout the book, Guy Montag has lost important people in his life as well as his job and house, but in turn has gained new thoughts and people who will help him rebuild society.

My name is Guy Montag, and I am a firefighter, who start fires rather than put them out. In my time books were banned, and if found were burned. I found the job amusing, I mean, I get paid to burn books. One day I met Clarisse, who was my neighbor and she opened my eyes to the world. I then began understanding the need for books. The people in my society were ignorant, due to the restrictions the government placed on books. I still remember the night, the fire station got a call about an old lady hiding books in her home, we went there and she told us “You can’t have my books", she then took out a match and lit everything on fire, including herself. I began thinking about how valuable books are, I mean the old lady sacrificed herself for pieces

At the beginning of the story the book begins about Montag the main character, he works for the fire department and it talks about his feeling towards burning books and how he likes it. Also, it talks about how he feels about the life he lives and it doesn't seem like he likes it very well the description he gives seems like he misses the way things were. He visits Clarisse, in which they have a very detailed conversation about his feelings, what he does for a living, and history, and how houses have always been fireproof, Clarisse, the teenage neighbor of Montag, believes that montag is unhappy, and that he knows nothing of history correctly. He then goes to his “home”. Their homes are very simple. They have a set curfew, set jobs, certain

Shall one remove the sack placed so cruelly upon one’s head by the crooks one calls society? Revealing the truths that were hidden far away in the corner of the world, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 as a way to open the eyes of the reader, allowing them to understand a dystopia of hidden truths. Placed in futuristic times, the world in which Guy Montag lives is grim, in the eyes of an onlooker. From the eyes of Guy Montag however, nothing was wrong. He has the job that he loves, a wife to come home to every night, everything is safe, or in other words, peaceful. Or is it? Such is the path they walk, hidden from truth and they have no reason to suspect that what they know is anything but. Montag is in several cases blind.

Picture a world where one must meet the expectations of being normal, where diversity is not accepted, or even worse, a detached society where emotions no longer exist. By reading the first few pages of Fahrenheit 451, readers immediately get the feeling of a dystopian society. Firemen creating fires, instead of extinguishing them, and technology that has taken their society to a whole new level of entertainment. These are exaggerated ideas right off the bat, yet Ray Bradbury carries the readers through the story in order to show them his own outlook on the future- in fact, all dystopian works share an aspect of how the world could turn out to be. There are many ways of creating a true dystopian story, although social commentary is by far the most impactful. This is a stylistic element that creators use to express their opinions about society. Fictional novels and films such as Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, The Young Elites by Marie Lu, and Kurt Wimmer’s Equilibrium, each provide a different message to the audience, including the dangers of advanced technology, what could happen if people lived in a non-diverse society, and how emotions are significant in life. The different style techniques that the writers and directors use allow the people to become more aware about the dangers of things and realize that although they may seem like far fetched ideas, they have the potential to become a reality.

Although there are many differences in the way a utopia is achieved and ultimately the way it falls apart, the peace and harmony desired for a utopia is the same.

Humans typically have traits setting them apart from other species in the world, such as a conscious, feelings, and personal interests. Dehumanization remains a collective theme among dystopian literature; it occurs when someone treats a group of people as less than human, which strips them of human characteristics. Often times, the dehumanization of others does not go as far as physical harm or violence; however, it has the same negative result. Without necessary human traits, people tend to be less satisfied with life and as a result, not happy. Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, is a story about Guy Montag, a fireman in a world where firemen burn books to oppress independent thought. Bradbury illustrates the theme of dehumanization by portraying characters who lack personalities, emotions, and personal opinions.

One of the ideas that is impressed upon the inhabitants of the Animal Farm is that the pigs are superior. It is not said directly, but in can be inferred several times, most notably when the pigs send Squealer to give the Animal Farm reasons as to why the pigs get the milk and apples. According to Squealer, “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples… Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health… The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us… It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.” The animals take this as a message of giving and kindness, but the reader can infer that the pigs’ intentions are not as they seem to be. This statement contributes to the behavior of leaders and followers as the pigs establish themselves as leaders and suggest that