Niman Abdullahi Katie Sheahan English 101 3/14/2024 Synthesis Final Essay For generations, human beings have been afraid to oppose the norms set forth by a group by either staying silent about the issue or complying with these expectations. By thoroughly exploring Bradbury’s “ relentlessly violent” and Trumbo’s “Johnny Got His Gun,” one can conclude that diction and imagery are crucial in highlighting the strength of individual power when opposing the societal norms set by a regime. This is critical for one to know because, by defying the standards set forth by a regime, one will uphold integrity and ethics while also setting an example for others to follow. One of the methods of establishing individual strength while opposing an administration
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By contrasting both character’s conflicting views that oppose the norms set by society, one will conclude that the value of upholding justice and morality is crucial. Exemplified in ‘ relentlessly violent’ is Bradybury’s usage of imagery on how Montag relayed the message to his wife, “Would you like to go to that house that burned last night? And rake ashes for the bones of the woman who set fire to her own house!”(Bradbury 69). Bradbury’s utilization of imagery shows Montag’s effort at influencing Mildred and how he’s upholding integrity by being a role model. Montag undermines and manipulates the perception that Mildred holds by illustrating the weakness of those who she follows by giving Clarisse as an example. Montag upholds his ethics by attempting to change Mildred’s thoughts by painting the picture of the woman who burned her books. This sparks an impactful change of mind by Mildred, causing her to question what’s so good in books as she’s trying to fight Montag’s influence to avoid reading them. Montag succeeded in the end because he was able to effectively state his point of view to society and find his own group within a …show more content…
In addition, ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ also highlighted the attempted effort Bonham makes at proving his integrity by relaying the information to the public, “He wanted a nose so that he could smell rain and burning wood. He wanted a mouth so he could eat and talk and laugh and taste. He wanted arms and legs so that he could work and walk like a man, like a living thing” (Trumbo 221-222). Trumbo’s use of diction evokes the presence of Joe’s integrity by highlighting Bonham’s longing to be set free so that he could show people the harsh consequences of war. Bonham’s intention behind being set free is so that he can be an example for others to see so that they don’t follow him in pursuit. Although Bonham has good intentions for informing people of the evils of war, he never reaches his goal. In ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ when Joe gets a response to his request, “What you ask is against regulations, who are you”(Trumbo 234-235). Bonham’s intention to be an example for others to consider not joining the war is to no avail as he’s abruptly denied and asked who he is to demand
By contrasting both character’s conflicting views that oppose the norms set by society, one will conclude that the value of upholding justice and morality is crucial. Exemplified in ‘ relentlessly violent’ is Bradybury’s usage of imagery on how Montag relayed the message to his wife, “Would you like to go to that house that burned last night? And rake ashes for the bones of the woman who set fire to her own house!”(Bradbury 69). Bradbury’s utilization of imagery shows Montag’s effort at influencing Mildred and how he’s upholding integrity by being a role model. Montag undermines and manipulates the perception that Mildred holds by illustrating the weakness of those who she follows by giving Clarisse as an example. Montag upholds his ethics by attempting to change Mildred’s thoughts by painting the picture of the woman who burned her books. This sparks an impactful change of mind by Mildred, causing her to question what’s so good in books as she’s trying to fight Montag’s influence to avoid reading them. Montag succeeded in the end because he was able to effectively state his point of view to society and find his own group within a …show more content…
In addition, ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ also highlighted the attempted effort Bonham makes at proving his integrity by relaying the information to the public, “He wanted a nose so that he could smell rain and burning wood. He wanted a mouth so he could eat and talk and laugh and taste. He wanted arms and legs so that he could work and walk like a man, like a living thing” (Trumbo 221-222). Trumbo’s use of diction evokes the presence of Joe’s integrity by highlighting Bonham’s longing to be set free so that he could show people the harsh consequences of war. Bonham’s intention behind being set free is so that he can be an example for others to see so that they don’t follow him in pursuit. Although Bonham has good intentions for informing people of the evils of war, he never reaches his goal. In ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ when Joe gets a response to his request, “What you ask is against regulations, who are you”(Trumbo 234-235). Bonham’s intention to be an example for others to consider not joining the war is to no avail as he’s abruptly denied and asked who he is to demand