The New Guy

Character “Clarisse is an odd duck by this new world’s standards” says writer John Wiley. This statement accurately describes Clarisse because many would say she is odd. Clarisse’s daily actions include watching people, looking at the moon and smelling flowers. In a normal society, these actions are traditional, but because the society in Fahrenheit 451 is revolved around technology, these actions are not typical. Even though, society views Clarisse as weird, Guy Montag sees her as an unique…

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a dystopian society that outlaws reading and harboring books. The main character, Guy Montag, finds his passion for knowledge and wisdom, despite being one of the people who destroys books. This story may seem farfetched, however this story could definitely take place in the near future. The ways this story could be accurate is that society has a short minded population, has increasing technology that makes learning seem difficult, and has censorship that proves a…

Book banning is an action that takes place worldwide instead of just in the United States. There are many reasons books are banned such as witchcraft, homosexuality, racism, and language. “A Day No Pigs Would Die”, by Robert Newton Peck banned because of cruelty to animals, violence, and graphic sexuality. Banned Book Week is the celebration of being able to have the freedom to read (Crum, 1). It is the ALA’s way of responding to the censorship of books (Monges, 1). Groups such as schools,…

The Sieve and The Sand Entry 1 Captain Beatty, the antagonist and enemy of Guy Montag is the Firemen's Captain. He is responsible for getting his team ready and on task when an alarm goes off in the firehouse. The only problem in this society is that firemen's role is to "burn", to burn books, houses, and even people instead of turning fire out like in our century. Books weren't illegal to own or have but people started abandoning books and reading after all the high-technology they own and use.…

year in the United Kingdom with Bon Fire Night, fire works and “Penny for the Guy.” The story begins with the main conspirator Robert Catesby. Catesby brought together 8 men who felt the way way Catesby felt against the Protestant King. One of these men that joined Catesby in his plot was Guy Fawkes also known as Guido Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was born on April 13 1510 in Stonegate, York. After the death of his father Guy Fawkes was born in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was the second of four children…

There are many character opposites in literature. Opposites tend to highlight certain qualities or characteristics of the other. For example, in the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort greatly contrasts Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore is kind and a good person while Voldemort is extremely cruel, vicious, and evil. While they are different, they do have some similarities. They are both very powerful and lead a group of followers. However, their differences tend to show how they are opposites.…

A dystopian society is based in the future and they tend to put an emphasis on an aspect of a present society that could lead to disastrous consequences. Some examples are political systems, technology, a gap between the rich and the poor, and the moral development of the citizens. Both Fahrenheit 451 and the Hunger games show aspects of propaganda and how that impacts the lives and thought process of the citizens. In Fahrenheit 451 the residents are encouraged not to read books as they are a…

cases illegal, deeming the family to be perceived as atypical to the general public. Within the novel shortly after the protagonist Guy Montag meets Clarisse McClellan, Clarisse draws Guy’s attention to her family’s odd behaviour by stating numerous things in which not only made him ponder his own view of life, it also made him aware of his own behaviour. On page 17 after Guy inquires as to why her house lights were blazing, Clarisse states “Oh, just my mother and father and uncle… he was…

Tsar Nicholas II's reaction to the peaceful protest the workers staged, his inability to meet the demands of his people, and the rising prices and lowering conditions that came with World War I all led to the inevitable- a revolution. "Peasants burned the estates of their landlords, destroying everything they could get their hands on." (As It Was Lived: 4-18) This was an accurate portrayal of the behavior of the peasants after the events of the 1905 revolution, also called ‘Bloody Sunday'.…

My Opinion on Colours Written by: Nesta 7T “Colour is a power which directly influences the soul” ~ Wassily Kandinsky Can you imagine what life would be without colour? Thinking of it gives me chills of a nightmare. Well in “The Giver”, pretty much all the people in Jonas’s community can’t see, or even know of colour. In my opinion, being able to see colour is an extremely remarkable, and is an important physical trait that most humans have. It is important in things such as physical…