Theme Of Mood In Fahrenheit 451

The book is called Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. He set the book in a large nameless U.S. city. Ray Bradbury wrote the book in 1953. Since he normally sets his books 100 years into the future, it is presumed that the book takes place in 2053. Two of the main moods in Fahrenheit 451 are dark and gloomy. The book creates a dark and gloomy atmosphere because of the government banning books and the war that destroyed the city. One of the main characters is Guy Montag. He is the protagonist that goes against the government. Montag is 30 years old and married to Mildred. “‘What-the smell of kerosene? My wife always complains’” (4). The quote shows that Montag always smells like kerosene due to being a fireman. Another character is Clarisse McClellan. She is the positive antagonist that makes Montag think. Clarisse is 17 years old. She has a slender, milk-white face and dark eyes. “‘I’m seventeen and I’m crazy”’ (5). The quote shows that Clarisse is abnormal compared to the rest of society. A third character is Mildred. She is married to Montag. Her face is snow-covered as described by Montag. She is one of the many …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, books are banned by society. “The woman on the porch reached out with contempt to them and struck the kitchen match against the railing” (37). The quote means that the woman would rather die than give up her books. Clarisse mentioned that her uncle got jailed for going too slow on the highway. “‘My uncle drove slowly on a highway once. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days….’” (6). The quote is implying that society doesn’t want people to slow down and enjoy the world. Mildred tried to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Two guys brought in two machines. One of them was a stomach pump and the other was a machine that took out the bad blood and replaced it with good blood, so the patient wouldn’t remember the bad