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    In Ray Bradbury’s book, Fahrenheit 451, he uses many types of figurative language to show the prominent theme of action vs inaction. Guy Montag had worked many years with Captain Beatty at the fire department causing them to build a friendship. Yet when Beatty discovers that Montag has books in his home he goes to burn the house down (the punishment for possessing books). The scene quickly escalates and Montag ultimately ends up killing Beatty via flame thrower. “They turned, their faces like…

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    Montag's 360 Have you ever had your mind set to something, then want something else later on? Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Montag's outlook on books took a 360'. Bradbury changes Montag from burning books to preserving books. Montag only had his mind set on burning books, but he never stopped to think... What am I actually burning? On one late night Montag met a girl named Clarisse. At this time, he never cared for anything and never thought about himself or his society. Then, this one…

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    In the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the future is bleak. The modern world is ruled by entertainment and simplicity; the novel shows a world that might be ours one day. In this dystopian future made by Bradbury, books are banned. Books have long been banned as a consequence of the ever-changing technology, which shortened and condensed knowledge. People in this world started to burn books because perhaps they held something that they didn’t like, and so the book burning culture…

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    Society 451 Buckley Mildred is an example of the average person as she is self-centered, robotic, and unfeeling. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the main character is a fireman named Guy Montag. After he takes home a book that he was supposed to burn, he gets a “fever” and asks his wife, Mildred, to call the fire station for him. Before she does, however, Captain Beatty, the fire chief, comes to Montag’s house and gives him a lecture on the history of firemen and why they are…

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    The comparison between “Fahrenheit 451” and “Mirror Image” “Your identity is your most valuable possession. Protect it.”-Elastigirl, The Incredibles. The novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury was published in 1953, overall tells the story of the protagonist, Guy Montag. At first, Montag takes pleasure in his profession as a fireman, burning illegally owned books and the homes of their owners. However, Montag soon begins to question the value of his profession and, in turn, his life.…

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury that sends a very clear message. It is an amazing story about a society in which books are burnt by firemen. The story follows a man named Guy Montag who is one of these firemen who loves to burn books but slowly begins to question his lifestyle choice. There was a movie made from the novel that was also very great. However, the written version of Fahrenheit 451 is better than the movie version because it has greater detail and more suspense.…

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    The novel, Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury in 1953, is based on the future, or another world, and is supposed to be a utopian society. The main protagonist, Guy Montag, is a firefighter but his job duties are not what most people would imagine a firefighter to do: Montag doesn’t put out fires, he creates them. During the novel, Montag goes from house to house, burning them down because there are books inside the houses. In the ‘utopian’ town, books are not allowed and are forbidden to be…

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    In Fahrenheit 451 the theme that is taken away from this is that sometimes what is right isn’t always the best thing for you. When Montag found his love for books, which they were still banned from anyone’s possessions, he realized this is what he needed all along. A book burning fireman realizing what his job requires him to do finally makes the switch back to books. He lives in society where technology is everything. People have put down books for their wall-sized TVs and various other…

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    Winston and Montag From the two books, Fahrenheit 451 and 1984, there are many parallels that can be drawn. One of those are the characters within the stories, Winston from 1984 and Montag from Fahrenheit 451. These characters are portrayed similarly in both stories as the curious citizen that has too many internal questions. The main character trait that they show is the passion to know the unknown without getting caught. Though, these two also have few differences considering their…

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    “The Veldt” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury on September 23, 1950. Bradbury, known for his science fiction genre, wrote many novels including: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine and more. The common theme of his novels is that humans can be manipulated by technology. “The Veldt” is about a family that has a very technologically advanced home that performs every task for them. The children eventually get revenge on their parents with their own technology – the nursery…

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