Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 takes place in the not so distant future where books have been banned, and the world teeters on the brink of war. Guy Montag, Bradbury’s protagonist, works as a firefighter in a fireproofed world. Trained to set fires rather than put them out. Montag’s mission is to burn books wherever they can be found. After years on the job, he quickly becomes disillusioned with the homogenized and detached world that he lives in, and the consequences are startling. This essay will be discussing Bradbury’s style, and the various cultural issues that the text engages with.
Bradbury’s style is richly visual and metaphoric. During one of the first scenes, Guy Montag is walking back from work and Bradbury’s sentence creates a very real portray of the fictional event. “The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seemed fixed to a sliding walk” (Pg. 3). Bradbury’s use of the phrase “autumn leaves” in his sentences lets the readers know what time of the year it is. This simple phrase can give the readers insight into what the area around Montag looks like, in terms of tree color, and can also help establish the temperate that the story takes place in. If it takes place in the cold, the …show more content…
They are needed in order to fulfill people’s desire of free speech and thought. There are a number of reasons that I would recommend Fahrenheit 451 for an English class. For example, as discussed above, Bradbury’s use of descriptive sentences and metaphors are good examples of how to keep a reader engaged in the book. The themes that Bradbury brings up, like freedom of speech, are an important topic to talk about with students. Overall Bradbury gives students a lot of different aspects about writing to discuss, including grammar rules that he does a good job of
Bradbury’s style is richly visual and metaphoric. During one of the first scenes, Guy Montag is walking back from work and Bradbury’s sentence creates a very real portray of the fictional event. “The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seemed fixed to a sliding walk” (Pg. 3). Bradbury’s use of the phrase “autumn leaves” in his sentences lets the readers know what time of the year it is. This simple phrase can give the readers insight into what the area around Montag looks like, in terms of tree color, and can also help establish the temperate that the story takes place in. If it takes place in the cold, the …show more content…
They are needed in order to fulfill people’s desire of free speech and thought. There are a number of reasons that I would recommend Fahrenheit 451 for an English class. For example, as discussed above, Bradbury’s use of descriptive sentences and metaphors are good examples of how to keep a reader engaged in the book. The themes that Bradbury brings up, like freedom of speech, are an important topic to talk about with students. Overall Bradbury gives students a lot of different aspects about writing to discuss, including grammar rules that he does a good job of