Fahrenheit 451 Meme Analysis

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(MIP) This meme is focused on a main point about the society in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, about how nobody in this society actually knows anyone else. (SIP 1) In the book, Montag doesn’t even really know his wife, Mildred. (STEWE 1) Early on, Montag had a moment where he realized, “And suddenly she was so strange he couldn't believe he knew her at all” (39). Montag, just like everyone else in this society has people who they think are closest to them, that are actually strangers. (STEWE 2) Montag asks Mildred, “‘When did we meet? And where?’” (40). Montag and Mildred don't even remember when they met. People in this society care so little about their relationships with others that they can't even remember important milestones in those relationships. (SIP 2) Montag comes to the realization that he doesn’t even care about what happens to Mildred. …show more content…
(STEWE 1) Making people think about if they actually know their wife is an appeal to emotion. It’s meant to trigger sadness in people when they realize that they don't actually even know those that they think are closest to them. (STEWE 2) The man pictured in the meme is Laurence Fishburne. He’s an actor who plays Morpheus in the Matrix. This makes this an appeal to authority. (SIP 2) This meme uses ethos and pathos to get its point across.(STEWE 1) The appeal to authority is ethos. Using an actor gives the meme authority over this society, because television is a huge part of their lives. (STEWE 2) The appeal to emotion uses pathos. It's meant to target the people in this society's emotions, and get them to really question if they truly know anyone. (CS) Those were the logical fallacies and modes of persuasion used in this meme to get the point across that people in this society are strangers to one

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