Mythological Theory
Fahrenheit 451 is about a firefighter named Guy Montag who wants to escape from the dystopian society that has taken over. His quest takes place in the future where everything is fireproof. This means firefighters’ jobs have dramatically changed from what they had traditionally been tasked to do. Instead of putting fires out, they now destroy books using fire. In this journey we witness Montag realize the wrong he is doing to his fellow people and how he tries to make a difference. With the help of a friend he is eventually able to escape from the dystopian society that controls his world and watch as it is destroyed (Bradbury.) Throughout this adventure the reader is shown how the mythological theory holds true due to the characters’ roles, images throughout the story, and the situations faced.
In the mythological theory Characters play one of the three major roles. There are specific archetypal characters. Within Fahrenheit 451, many of these archetypal characters appear. Throughout this text there is a Hero, Scapegoat, Loner, Villain, Temptress and Sage. These characters in the story are very important because of how they progress the plot and enhance the story.
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The Villain is typically the person who represents evil in a story (Jung.) In Fahrenheit 451 Beatty represents this evil dystopian society. He is the only character who truly tells us the reasons for this society’s beliefs. Throughout this story he is constantly trying to belittle Montag’s new beliefs and hold him back. Eventually Beatty and Montag come face to face and Montag is forced to kill him in order to escape. Beatty represents the evil within this society. Beatty’s firefighters are relentless they literally burn an old lady alive because she would not leave her books. They could have simply pulled her away, but rather choose to burn her along with her
Fahrenheit 451 is about a firefighter named Guy Montag who wants to escape from the dystopian society that has taken over. His quest takes place in the future where everything is fireproof. This means firefighters’ jobs have dramatically changed from what they had traditionally been tasked to do. Instead of putting fires out, they now destroy books using fire. In this journey we witness Montag realize the wrong he is doing to his fellow people and how he tries to make a difference. With the help of a friend he is eventually able to escape from the dystopian society that controls his world and watch as it is destroyed (Bradbury.) Throughout this adventure the reader is shown how the mythological theory holds true due to the characters’ roles, images throughout the story, and the situations faced.
In the mythological theory Characters play one of the three major roles. There are specific archetypal characters. Within Fahrenheit 451, many of these archetypal characters appear. Throughout this text there is a Hero, Scapegoat, Loner, Villain, Temptress and Sage. These characters in the story are very important because of how they progress the plot and enhance the story.
A hero would be someone who …show more content…
The Villain is typically the person who represents evil in a story (Jung.) In Fahrenheit 451 Beatty represents this evil dystopian society. He is the only character who truly tells us the reasons for this society’s beliefs. Throughout this story he is constantly trying to belittle Montag’s new beliefs and hold him back. Eventually Beatty and Montag come face to face and Montag is forced to kill him in order to escape. Beatty represents the evil within this society. Beatty’s firefighters are relentless they literally burn an old lady alive because she would not leave her books. They could have simply pulled her away, but rather choose to burn her along with her