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In George Orwell’s Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, a futuristic firefighter, whose day to day job requires him to rid the everyday streets of illegal reading materials. In a world where you cannot read books, and futuristic technological advances rules the lives of all citizens, Guy Montag began to rethink such ideals when he met a book-loving girl named Clarisse. Ultimately, Montag has escaped the war-destroyed city. He has joined a group of survivors who devoted themselves to memorizing and…

Born into a futuristic, technologically based society, Guy Montag had never thought to question anything. By blindly accepting the policies of his society Montag had lived his life in a state of serenity. He was a fireman, which in Montag’s world, was considered a highly respected profession. The role of firemen in this society was to destroy the existence of knowledge by igniting books and houses that contain them. Throughout the book, Montag began to change after he met Clarisse McClellan.…

Fahrenheit 451 Born into a futuristic, technologically based society, Guy Montag had never thought to question anything. By accepting the way things were, without questioning anything Montag had lived his life in serenity. He was a fireman, which is a well respected individual in his society. A fireman ignites books and houses that contain them. Throughout the book, Montag began to change after he met Clarisse McClellan. All this time Montag had worn his happiness “like a mask” and had claimed…

considered different is rare in the dystopian society. Books and ideas are burned, books are burned physically, whereas knowledge burns in the mind. Fahrenheit 451 creates an image of a “perfect” culture that in the end only leads to downfall. In the book, Guy Montag lives very naïve to the world around him. Montag is a fireman, but instead of being seen as someone who puts out fires, firefighters in the novel, set flames to the books instead. Books are banned in their society because it makes…

who is prominent, but someone who has a genuine impact in someone’s life. Fahrenheit 451 is an excellent example of the greater good. Ray Bradbury sprinkles intelligent themes and morals throughout the book through the characters and the environment. Guy Montag is the protagonist, and the essential “hero” in the story. Montag mostly maintains a lot of the conflict and through it all. Montag uses rhetorical techniques to convey his opinion on the greater good and how it can positively impact…

Ray Bradbury definitely wrote a very good story about a possible dystopian future, but he also inclines that our current society could go down that path if we let it happen. Firemen burn books, and that's what we see with our main character, Guy Montag. He works as a fireman, a literal fireman, and burns books. But what is Ray Bradbury really trying to tell us with this book? He is trying to warn us about our society. In the society in the book, the lack of realistic information, or information…

a perfect family. I think it would have been even funnier if the Beverly Hillbillies was included or compared to Gene Simmons. However, the Cosby Show or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was more relatable in my upbring. According, to society we were the burgesious or higher, when I was growing up. Therefore, shows depicting the perfect family were never tye reason for why our family unit survived and lived above povertylevels. By the same token, coming together as one is what a family unit is…

wife of Guy Montag. We meet her in the beginning of the book when she tries to overdose on sleeping pills. Luckily Montag finds her and calls for help. When she wakes up she doesn’t remember anything or taking any pills. She just goes back to her normal routine like nothing happened. From the beginning you can already tell that they don’t have the best marriage. She ignores Montag most of the time and she can’t even remember where they first met. You can usually find her talking to her “family”…

Clarisse vs Mildred Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel about a young man named Guy Montag who lives in a society where books have been banned and the citizens are not allowed to think for themselves. In the beginning of the story, we meet Montag's wife, Mildred Montag, who is one of many that are living an empty life that does not have meaning or purpose. We also meet Clarisse McClellan, Montag's neighbor, who realizes the tragedy of the society they live in; and she enjoys nature and…

own which leads to ignorance. “But who has ever torn himself the claw encloses you when you drop a seed in a T.V. parlor? It grows you any shape it wishes!” Bradbury (pg. 84). Bradbury predicts a future where T.V. influences and shapes individuals. Families in that society doesn't speak to each other nor interact with each other because of technology. If technology becomes more important than the people around you and the world around you then you’re stuck in an illusion. “ Technology can be our…