There are many characters that you could pick apart and compare yourself to in this story, but an intriguing character that I am both similar and different to is Clarisse. She is very curious and opinionated like I am on a daily basis. Clarisse was never fearful to speak her mind and ironically enough, this might have led to her downfall. One trait I admire her for is being a dreamer and an idealist. Based on her actions and speech, you might conclude that she was a happy, curious soul because she or her family read books. Clarisse constantly wished for a better life for the people around her and that I could appreciate and see myself doing. Virtually, she is the literal antithesis of her surroundings. In that manner, I believe we both attempt
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A few of the most crucial themes are: censorship and how it impacts society, the two dichotomies between life and death and knowledge and ignorance, and how technology damages humanity. One quotes that ties in with the theme of censorship is, “There must be something in the books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing” (Bradbury 51). This clearly depicts how censorship affects society because the ones who had access to books would rather die than be separated from them. Bradbury discusses knowledge and ignorance in this quote: “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon” (Bradbury 58). The analogy is clear- knowledge is power, which the citizens in this society lack due to censorship. A secondary citation that alludes to a knowledge/ignorance dichotomy is “Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so full of ‘facts’ they feel stuffed, but absolutely ‘brilliant’ with information. Then they’ll feel like they’re thinking, they’ll get a sense of motion without moving” (Bradbury 61). While the ignorance in this society is involuntary, you can still get a sense of just how unaware the general public is in this book. The next dichotomy written about in the text is life and death. A quote that represents this theme is, “That’s
A few of the most crucial themes are: censorship and how it impacts society, the two dichotomies between life and death and knowledge and ignorance, and how technology damages humanity. One quotes that ties in with the theme of censorship is, “There must be something in the books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing” (Bradbury 51). This clearly depicts how censorship affects society because the ones who had access to books would rather die than be separated from them. Bradbury discusses knowledge and ignorance in this quote: “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon” (Bradbury 58). The analogy is clear- knowledge is power, which the citizens in this society lack due to censorship. A secondary citation that alludes to a knowledge/ignorance dichotomy is “Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so full of ‘facts’ they feel stuffed, but absolutely ‘brilliant’ with information. Then they’ll feel like they’re thinking, they’ll get a sense of motion without moving” (Bradbury 61). While the ignorance in this society is involuntary, you can still get a sense of just how unaware the general public is in this book. The next dichotomy written about in the text is life and death. A quote that represents this theme is, “That’s