Imagine a world where nothing is different, and everything is calm and peaceful. No one comes in conflict with another, and everyone is friendly. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty wants the world to be as so, a utopia if you will. Literature should be censored in order to provide a shield to the public, therefore blocking any danger that could come from it. Compositions come off more like propaganda, resulting in revolutions but not necessarily for the better. For him, there are only downsides to free thought. It brings upon a sense of arrogance to society since they end up knowing too much. Ambiguous questions such as these torment Beatty and problems surrounding such issues continue to arise throughout the novel. Opposing beliefs
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While it can lead to creativity, it can also lead to irrational acts and extreme misinterpretations as well as miscommunication between the people. Jihadists are a current example of such nonconformists with the negative connotation that Beatty perceives them as. They commit violent acts of terrorism but claim to be following the teachings of the Quran. In the novel, Beatty views all protesters as wicked individuals, looking to do harm and having the capacity to rebel with acts of savagery. If everyone thinks differently then the lasting results will not be peaceful. It, in turn, leads to a war, a battle of ideals. In April of this year, Baltimore, Maryland experienced this type of conflict. A simple protest against police brutality spawned one of the biggest riots in U.S. History. For people like Beatty, they would argue that such a devastating event could be prevented by alleviating the tension created before it even starts. To eliminate a looming threat in Fahrenheit 451, he wants to start by eliminating the source of the problem.
“When houses were finally fireproofed completely, all over the world . . . there was no longer need of firemen for the old purposes. They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors,” (Bradbury, …show more content…
Freethinkers are not seen as heroes like George Washington. Instead, they are the Hitlers and Bin Ladens of Beatty’s world. They act erratically, jumping to conclusions that are not relevant. In our mind, the intellectuals are viewed the desirable members of the world. They attempt to do good in an evil world; however, the opposite is true in Fahrenheit 451. The people we view as protagonists are the antagonists, disrupting the natural order by creating turmoil and distress. Differences in opinions and values had massive repercussions, including the bombing of the city. Two countries then experienced the brutality of war simply because the given groups had divergent interpretations, and the fire of a simple rebellion was not put out in time, in turn resulting in an
While it can lead to creativity, it can also lead to irrational acts and extreme misinterpretations as well as miscommunication between the people. Jihadists are a current example of such nonconformists with the negative connotation that Beatty perceives them as. They commit violent acts of terrorism but claim to be following the teachings of the Quran. In the novel, Beatty views all protesters as wicked individuals, looking to do harm and having the capacity to rebel with acts of savagery. If everyone thinks differently then the lasting results will not be peaceful. It, in turn, leads to a war, a battle of ideals. In April of this year, Baltimore, Maryland experienced this type of conflict. A simple protest against police brutality spawned one of the biggest riots in U.S. History. For people like Beatty, they would argue that such a devastating event could be prevented by alleviating the tension created before it even starts. To eliminate a looming threat in Fahrenheit 451, he wants to start by eliminating the source of the problem.
“When houses were finally fireproofed completely, all over the world . . . there was no longer need of firemen for the old purposes. They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors,” (Bradbury, …show more content…
Freethinkers are not seen as heroes like George Washington. Instead, they are the Hitlers and Bin Ladens of Beatty’s world. They act erratically, jumping to conclusions that are not relevant. In our mind, the intellectuals are viewed the desirable members of the world. They attempt to do good in an evil world; however, the opposite is true in Fahrenheit 451. The people we view as protagonists are the antagonists, disrupting the natural order by creating turmoil and distress. Differences in opinions and values had massive repercussions, including the bombing of the city. Two countries then experienced the brutality of war simply because the given groups had divergent interpretations, and the fire of a simple rebellion was not put out in time, in turn resulting in an