“We stand against the small time of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought” (bradbury 59). Throughout the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, it was evident that people’s minds were corrupted to think that happiness was the only thing that mattered. Books were not allowed because they contained forbidden ideas and “no happy endings.” This led to the rebellion of Montag. Along with this, if books were found in a house, it would be immediately burned to the ground. This posed physical danger for many people, which also lead to Montag’s uprising. It is acceptable to rebel under any circumstances that will negatively impact life. These circumstances include physical danger and mental unawareness.
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A quote that supports this is “Long ago firemen put out fires instead of starting them” (Bradbury 6). In prior years firemen used to put out fires commenced by others. This was beneficial to the people because they were being helped. Now in this dystopia, firemen start fires in houses that contain books, disregarding the people whose home it was. This caused physical danger and put a person and their family without a home. In addition to this was how people with a different way of thinking were treated. An example of this was “I wonder if they were the ones who killed Clarisse”(122). Though it is not known, Montag believed that Clarisse (a main character) was killed because of her distinct way of thinking. This shows that when life is endangered, it is acceptable to rebel. Similarly, when firemen started fires, people’s lives were at risk. A support that unveiled this was “We burned a thousand books. We burned a …show more content…
One example of this was Montag grasping the idea that he was doing things pointlessly and finally deciding that he might do something he actually enjoys. Page 62 reads “I feel like I’ve been saving up a lot of things, and don’t know what. I might just start reading” (62). Montag had thought before that the point of life was working hard for new things and being happy while doing it. At this point in the book, he started to rebel and start pursuing what he believes in. Furthermore, another thing that supports this idea is people being brainwashed into the concept that books are were useless. A quote explained on page 95 that connects with this is “Ladies, once a year, every fireman’s allowed to bring one book home, from the old days, to show his family how silly it all was” (95). In a world where books are forbidden, when firemen brought them home; it was to continue the idea that they were unacceptable. This also prevented people from having different ideas about how their world should work. In turn, this made it appropriate for Montag and others to rebel. Another support is when Montag recognized that actual people made books.A quote that identifies this is “And I thought about the books. And for the first time, I realized that a man was behind each one of the books” (49). For a great deal of time, people just knew that books were inadequate and should not be read. Eventually it was discovered that the
One way it …show more content…
A quote that supports this is “Long ago firemen put out fires instead of starting them” (Bradbury 6). In prior years firemen used to put out fires commenced by others. This was beneficial to the people because they were being helped. Now in this dystopia, firemen start fires in houses that contain books, disregarding the people whose home it was. This caused physical danger and put a person and their family without a home. In addition to this was how people with a different way of thinking were treated. An example of this was “I wonder if they were the ones who killed Clarisse”(122). Though it is not known, Montag believed that Clarisse (a main character) was killed because of her distinct way of thinking. This shows that when life is endangered, it is acceptable to rebel. Similarly, when firemen started fires, people’s lives were at risk. A support that unveiled this was “We burned a thousand books. We burned a …show more content…
One example of this was Montag grasping the idea that he was doing things pointlessly and finally deciding that he might do something he actually enjoys. Page 62 reads “I feel like I’ve been saving up a lot of things, and don’t know what. I might just start reading” (62). Montag had thought before that the point of life was working hard for new things and being happy while doing it. At this point in the book, he started to rebel and start pursuing what he believes in. Furthermore, another thing that supports this idea is people being brainwashed into the concept that books are were useless. A quote explained on page 95 that connects with this is “Ladies, once a year, every fireman’s allowed to bring one book home, from the old days, to show his family how silly it all was” (95). In a world where books are forbidden, when firemen brought them home; it was to continue the idea that they were unacceptable. This also prevented people from having different ideas about how their world should work. In turn, this made it appropriate for Montag and others to rebel. Another support is when Montag recognized that actual people made books.A quote that identifies this is “And I thought about the books. And for the first time, I realized that a man was behind each one of the books” (49). For a great deal of time, people just knew that books were inadequate and should not be read. Eventually it was discovered that the