Pushing through for the greater good; Perseverance; Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Guy Montag and Taylor Greer are embodiments of the them of standing for what you believe in. All of us have at least a little bit of hellfire stuck in our stomachs. The thing that tells us to continue. To march on. The little voice, telling us to suck it up and keep pushing because the endgame is going to pay off exponentially. Each one of us has it, especially our favorite characters. Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451 went against every single grain of his better judgement to read the books and store the information because he knew that it would pay off and help others across the world. Taylor Greer, in The Bean
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With all of our technology, it can become easy to hide behind a screen and forget about your problems. I face this issue almost everyday but if we can will ourselves to get off of our butts and go do something, we have that ability. We just haven’t accessed it in a long time. Guy Montag and his team and Taylor and her family push back at whatever hits them. Our world is so protected from things it’s easy to forget that we can make a ripple. These books are another shield but they can also be used as weapons. During everyday life, we run into predicaments that aren’t really problematic, just annoying. But we decide to press the magic button anyway that skips the barrier. Which is great, but when it really comes down to it, shouldn’t we be able to smash a barrier or two?
In conclusion; Fahrenheit 451 and The Bean Trees are very different books, but the themes still remain alike. Pushing through for the greater good isn’t just a theme- it’s a life lesson. Both of these books have multiple characters and situations that push ahead and they’re all about one goal- make the world better for future use. Montag had the books. Taylor had Turtle and the garden and her family. They strive for the same
With all of our technology, it can become easy to hide behind a screen and forget about your problems. I face this issue almost everyday but if we can will ourselves to get off of our butts and go do something, we have that ability. We just haven’t accessed it in a long time. Guy Montag and his team and Taylor and her family push back at whatever hits them. Our world is so protected from things it’s easy to forget that we can make a ripple. These books are another shield but they can also be used as weapons. During everyday life, we run into predicaments that aren’t really problematic, just annoying. But we decide to press the magic button anyway that skips the barrier. Which is great, but when it really comes down to it, shouldn’t we be able to smash a barrier or two?
In conclusion; Fahrenheit 451 and The Bean Trees are very different books, but the themes still remain alike. Pushing through for the greater good isn’t just a theme- it’s a life lesson. Both of these books have multiple characters and situations that push ahead and they’re all about one goal- make the world better for future use. Montag had the books. Taylor had Turtle and the garden and her family. They strive for the same