Fahrenheit 451 Book Report

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray bradbury uses subjects that are highly applied in today's world to stitch together a story of a futuristic dystopia. Some would agree that the setting in which Farenheit 451 faces is much like our own society today. The book takes place in a world where firemen do not put out fires, they start them and burn books and houses. Books are illegal and frowned upon and creative and intelligent thinking is a sin. Ray Bradbury grew up in a time where televisions were starting to show up and many people think it's scary how accurately Fahrenheit is much like our world this day in age. Montag is the main character in the story in the end Montag is not the same person he was as in the beginning. In the start of the story, Montag is a firefighter. He is brainwashed and only does what other people tell him to do. He can not think for himself. In the beginning he is just like everyone else in their world. He listens to technology instead of his own brain and mind. Everyday Montag comes home to find his wife laying in bed watching soap operas. She has no life beyond the meaningless drone of the television screen. He and his wife are so brainwashed that they barely even have conversations with each other anymore and they can't even remember where they first met. They both live meaningless unhappy lives in the very …show more content…
He goes from brainwashed to unbrainwashed, from normal to different. he actually comes up with his own ideas and beliefs and controls his own thoughts and actions instead of listening to what society wants him to do. He has a sense of right and wrong and can distinguish the difference and act upon it. In the end Montag's choice to be different saves his life.there are many ways that Montag changes from the beginning and end of the book. He does not feel the need to stay brainwashed and under the control of what society thinks is right. He makes his own