In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury shows us what happens in a society where literature is
prohibited, causing some individuals to ask why things are the way they are, rather than settling.
These individuals are frowned upon because they question. In this dystopian society, questions
lead to revelations, which are considered a major issue. In Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist Guy
Montag started off as the individual who was comfortable with the rules of society, especially
because he was the one who did the damage by setting houses on fire. He describes it as “a
pleasure to burn.” (Bradbury 1). His boss, Beatty describes books as “a loaded gun in the house
next door,” therefore it must be burned. (Bradbury 56). …show more content…
In connection
to the role that censorship plays, it affects the way we express our thoughts. Beatty explains to
Montag that “you always dread the unfamiliar.” (Bradbury 55). We fear the amount of greatness
that our minds can hold, therefore we hardly ever dare to challenge those very thoughts which
makes us all alike in one way or another.
In The Catcher In The Rye written by J.D Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield
attempts to leave home and soon struggles with transitioning from childhood and adulthood
phases. When Holden finds his way back home, he misinterprets a line from a poem, “Comin
Thro The Rye.” His interpretation was to catch the kids from “falling” using his brother, Allie's
baseball glove. Holden explains to his sister Phoebe that he’d, “Just be the catcher in the rye,”
going on to say that he’d be “the only big kid there.” (Salinger 119). Holden Caulfield describing
himself as the “big kid” conveys to us that despite all that he has experience, he still views
himself as a child who is pure along with the younger kids in a field of rye. The only way
prohibited, causing some individuals to ask why things are the way they are, rather than settling.
These individuals are frowned upon because they question. In this dystopian society, questions
lead to revelations, which are considered a major issue. In Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist Guy
Montag started off as the individual who was comfortable with the rules of society, especially
because he was the one who did the damage by setting houses on fire. He describes it as “a
pleasure to burn.” (Bradbury 1). His boss, Beatty describes books as “a loaded gun in the house
next door,” therefore it must be burned. (Bradbury 56). …show more content…
In connection
to the role that censorship plays, it affects the way we express our thoughts. Beatty explains to
Montag that “you always dread the unfamiliar.” (Bradbury 55). We fear the amount of greatness
that our minds can hold, therefore we hardly ever dare to challenge those very thoughts which
makes us all alike in one way or another.
In The Catcher In The Rye written by J.D Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield
attempts to leave home and soon struggles with transitioning from childhood and adulthood
phases. When Holden finds his way back home, he misinterprets a line from a poem, “Comin
Thro The Rye.” His interpretation was to catch the kids from “falling” using his brother, Allie's
baseball glove. Holden explains to his sister Phoebe that he’d, “Just be the catcher in the rye,”
going on to say that he’d be “the only big kid there.” (Salinger 119). Holden Caulfield describing
himself as the “big kid” conveys to us that despite all that he has experience, he still views
himself as a child who is pure along with the younger kids in a field of rye. The only way