Dialectical Journal For Fahrenheit 451

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Thesis: Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451, is aligned with the “bad guys.” He’s a firefighter who burns books simply because that is what is expected him, not necessarily because he thinks that books are dangerous. Guy undergoes a major transformation because attempts to revive lost pieces of society.

In Fahrenheit 451, an example of control is when Mildred wants to put a fourth wall in but they don’t have the money. Guy’s yearly pay is only $16,000 and the fourth wall would cost one fourth of his pay “but its only two thousand dollars.” (p.18) Mildred responds. Mildred doesn’t seem to care how expensive the fourth wall is gonna be as long as she gets what she wants. From the reader's point of view Mildred is incontrol of the relationship and

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