In this world, many people try to stand out by deviating from the norm. Guy Montag demonstrates this in Ray Bradbury's novel, "Fahrenheit 451". Likewise, Truman Burbank from Peter Weir's film, The Truman Show, attempts this. Similarly, Harrison Bergeron from Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron", tries to do the same. In like manner, Johnny from
James Clavell's short story, "The Children's Story", shows this attitude. In "Fahrenheit 451", Guy Montag, an obedient fireman, burns books for a living. He then meets Clarisse McClellan, a free-thinking seventeen-year-old, who changes his way of thinking through her curiosity. However, Captain Beatty, an experienced fireman, contradicts Montag's newfound knowledge through stories of past incidents. Likewise, in The Truman Show, Truman Burbank, a naive man, starts questioning his world. Similarly, in …show more content…
In like manner, in "The Children's Story", Johnny, a hostile schoolchild, doubts the teachings of his New Teacher, who teaches about abandoning religion for national loyalty. Taking these events into account, disobedience is necessary to create change in the society because we will be stuck within the confines of our world if we do not choose to disobey, disobedience allows us to think outside of the box, and we will gain more knowledge if we choose to disobey against the norm.
We will be stuck within the confines of our world if we do not choose to disobey. In "Fahrenheit 451", after Mildred, Montag's mediocre wife, expresses her worry over Captain Beatty, a harsh fireman, finding the books and then burning them, Montag replies, "I've heard rumors; the world is starving, but
James Clavell's short story, "The Children's Story", shows this attitude. In "Fahrenheit 451", Guy Montag, an obedient fireman, burns books for a living. He then meets Clarisse McClellan, a free-thinking seventeen-year-old, who changes his way of thinking through her curiosity. However, Captain Beatty, an experienced fireman, contradicts Montag's newfound knowledge through stories of past incidents. Likewise, in The Truman Show, Truman Burbank, a naive man, starts questioning his world. Similarly, in …show more content…
In like manner, in "The Children's Story", Johnny, a hostile schoolchild, doubts the teachings of his New Teacher, who teaches about abandoning religion for national loyalty. Taking these events into account, disobedience is necessary to create change in the society because we will be stuck within the confines of our world if we do not choose to disobey, disobedience allows us to think outside of the box, and we will gain more knowledge if we choose to disobey against the norm.
We will be stuck within the confines of our world if we do not choose to disobey. In "Fahrenheit 451", after Mildred, Montag's mediocre wife, expresses her worry over Captain Beatty, a harsh fireman, finding the books and then burning them, Montag replies, "I've heard rumors; the world is starving, but