Ignorance is born out of censorship and nowhere else is it better demonstrated than by author Ray Bradbury in the book Fahrenheit 451. In this futuristic society, the government’s goal is to censor the knowledge of the citizens by banning books and controlling the information they are exposed to. Since citizens are not able to independently think and come up with new ideas, progression in society will come to a halt. The government wants citizens to distract themselves with mindless activities and enforces everyone to do so by instilling fear and intimidation. Although the government uses its power to control and enforce people’s knowledge, there are a handful of individuals that express their curiosity and want to think independently, while
…show more content…
Montag does not start to read them but now he starts to question why the government wants all books burned. Things started to change for Montag, when he was assigned to burn the house of a woman accused for possessing books. The woman refused to come out of her burning house and Montag witnessed her burn with it. He came to the realization that, “There must be something in 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” (48). This proved to be a major turning point in his life as he had never had a thought like this before. Montag finally sees that books are valuable and maybe they should not be burnt anymore. He sees that there is something in books that cause people to be attached to a book. Montag was still feeling remorse about …show more content…
For some reason, Clarisse and her family did not succumb to the idea of censorship. This was quite a risk for her and her family due to the fact that this was against the desire of the government. As young as Clarisse was, overtime her conversations with Montag made him stop to reflect on his own life. When they first met, the pivotal question Clarisse asked Montag after finding out he was a fireman was if he was happy. He tells her that he is, however shortly after their conversation he realizes that he is not. The speaker reveals that Montag, “wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (9). Clarisse revealed to Montag that he truly is not happy with his life and there was no way for Montag to go back to his old way of thinking. As a result of Montag spending time with Clarisse, she exposes him to simple things that are completely foreign to him. For instance, she tells Montag that she enjoys simple things such as tasting rain. One day, they were walking in the rain and she told Montag, “I like to put my head back, like this, and let the rain fall in my mouth. It tastes just like wine. Have you ever tried it?” and he responded to her by saying no. Clarisse had to leave to go to an appointment, and Montag stood
Montag does not start to read them but now he starts to question why the government wants all books burned. Things started to change for Montag, when he was assigned to burn the house of a woman accused for possessing books. The woman refused to come out of her burning house and Montag witnessed her burn with it. He came to the realization that, “There must be something in 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” (48). This proved to be a major turning point in his life as he had never had a thought like this before. Montag finally sees that books are valuable and maybe they should not be burnt anymore. He sees that there is something in books that cause people to be attached to a book. Montag was still feeling remorse about …show more content…
For some reason, Clarisse and her family did not succumb to the idea of censorship. This was quite a risk for her and her family due to the fact that this was against the desire of the government. As young as Clarisse was, overtime her conversations with Montag made him stop to reflect on his own life. When they first met, the pivotal question Clarisse asked Montag after finding out he was a fireman was if he was happy. He tells her that he is, however shortly after their conversation he realizes that he is not. The speaker reveals that Montag, “wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (9). Clarisse revealed to Montag that he truly is not happy with his life and there was no way for Montag to go back to his old way of thinking. As a result of Montag spending time with Clarisse, she exposes him to simple things that are completely foreign to him. For instance, she tells Montag that she enjoys simple things such as tasting rain. One day, they were walking in the rain and she told Montag, “I like to put my head back, like this, and let the rain fall in my mouth. It tastes just like wine. Have you ever tried it?” and he responded to her by saying no. Clarisse had to leave to go to an appointment, and Montag stood