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    In the book Fahrenheit 451 writing by a guy named Ray Bradbury. In this book you will see a character change over time in the book.The story there a fireman that is supposed to be burning the books. Later in the book the fireman starts to rebelling and he starts to saving the books and not burning them. And in this story Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury you see the changes in this character and other one’s. Who was Montag in the beginning of the book Fahrenheit 451? In the beginning of the book…

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    In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, it tells about a character life by the name of Montag. Montag is the protagonist and changes throughout the story. Guy Montag is a fireman. Instead of these firemen fighting fires, they create the fire. They create the fire by burning books. Books are not allowed and if you have a book in your household and the firemen find it, the book will be burned. Guy Montag in the beginning of the novel was into his job and really loved it. The thing he loved…

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    so he feels that he must continue the tradition. He is not yet strong enough to rethink his occupation, but has the ability to change if someone or something changes his perspective. This shift from enjoying burning to wishing to rebel against the fireman system does come when Montag meets Clarisse and witnesses a woman who burns herself to stand up for her books. Montag transforms into a free-thinking rebel who is no longer afraid to act against the government. He, along with the assistance of…

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    manuals for their jobs. When people who are against the government read the books, they will either get arrested and have a death penalty, or they either can sacrifice themselves along with their books. When the protagonist, Montag, who is also a fireman, decides to steal a book at some point during his journey, he was ordered to burn his own house down along with his books. Montag changes as a result of…

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    Emily Barnard Professor Kraskin ENC 101 5 November 2014 Burning the Dangers of Censorship in your Mind; Review of Fahrenheit 451 The Universal Pictures Fahrenheit 451 was made in 1966 by director Francois Truffaut. The lead was played by Oskar Werner who plays Guy Montag. While the film making quality compared with today’s big budget films is sub-par, the film more than makes up for the low quality with superb use of camera to capture themes and references related to the book. The acting…

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    Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a dystopian world where there is constant war. Protagonist, Guy Montag is a fireman who ironically ignites fires rather than put them out. The responsibilities of being a fireman consist of destroying all existing books for the government. Montag is married to the unhappy, shallow, Mildred. Montag’s inner self versus outer self dilemma begins when Montag realizes he is not happy. Internally, Montag is dissatisfied with his marriage, the lack…

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    Now try to imagine this in the 24th century and instead of people shunning books they are burning them. In the book “ Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury it has all of those things. Fahrenheit 451 is about a man named Montag and he is a fireman. Now not the kind of fireman you know, he is the kind that burns books instead of saving lives. Montag is in his 30s and lives with only him and his wife. Throughout this book it tells us about how, who and what montag does about the problem with books…

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    Introduction: My report examines the connections of how control can affect individuality and how control can limit or remove freedom. The texts that I have chosen to show and explain these connections are Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I chose these texts as each text contains plenty of evidence to support the connections between each text so that they can link to the theme of ‘control’. Connection One and Text One: Identity in…

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    Crays English 9/10 February 27, 2018 Dystopian Called Fahrenheit 451 The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a book of fiction. The book is also classified as science fiction, an allegory, and dystopian. The protagonist is Guy Montag, who is a fireman in the 1950s after World War II. Although the book is set in the 1950s Ray Bradbury has made them have many technological advancements. The book starts out with Guy Montag burning a house. However, he is not really burning the house, he is…

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    Most people believe that a hero is someone like Batman or Superman, but in real life heroes are everyday people that are not recognized for their acts. People always underestimate what people like firemen and police officers do to make themselves heroes. Doctors are also big heroes because they help save lives everyday. Although an ideal hero may have good looks or special abilities, real life heroes are everyday people that work hard to complete whatever they have to to help someone in need. A…

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