Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13Page 14Page 15Page 16Page 17Page 18Page 19Page 20Page 21Page 22Page 23Page 24Page 25Page 26In this story censorship, plays a big role and is one of the key important themes portrayed throughout the novel. Politicians today have done similar things to attempt to censor citizens from situations in foreign countries just like the firemen from Fahrenheit 451. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, the firemen burn the books to shield their people from knowledge of the past. They want to keep their society pure and away from anything that will make them to not obey their protocols. The examples of censorship in the book would be banning of literature, burning offensive novels and sometimes burning the owners of the books with them. In Fahrenheit 451, censorship has an immense effect on the dystopian society’s characteristics and intelligence. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, censorship is implemented in an odd way through the dystopian society. Firemen in today’s time are ordinarily known for “those who put out fires,” but the role of firemen in this story is completely different. They are the enforcers of the censorship law and are called when there is a suspect known hiding books in their home. Montag who is the prime character and fireman starts the story with a quote saying, “It was a pleasure to burn” (3). This confirms that firemen in the dystopian society seem to take their jobs as book burners with satisfaction. When Guy Montag awakes in the novel and questions the reasons why books are considered dangerous and to be burned. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag had said, “There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.” He realizes that if someone dies for books they must be doing something right. The burning and banishing of novels is what creates a dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451. The society is full of unhappiness and sorrow. Mildred, Montag’s wife, seems happy watching television on the big parlor walls and talking with her “family.” However, if she was so happy then why would she try to commit suicide by overdosing? The censorship in Fahrenheit 451 causes the characters to be mindless. The characters have no control over their lives. Media and entertainment seem to dictate their actions and they become In Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, books are a very big complication in their world. Everyone believes there is something offensive about all books, so no one is allowed to learn from them. Throughout the book Clarisse, Beatty, and Guy discover the true significance behind books. The true significance behind books is that you can learn so much more from them than just going on the internet and watching videos or searching stuff on Google, and it allows you to use your imagination when you are reading a story. Guy Montag’s point of view on books at the beginning of the book changes throughout his time meeting new people and understanding what his job is actually doing. In the book it states, “You weren’t there, you didn’t see,” He said. “There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a women stay in a burning house; there must be something in there. You don’t stay for nothing.” Shown by the quote Guy Montag realizes that there has to be something very special about books, that it is worth the risk of your life. This probably makes Guy interested in books, to investigate what is so special about them, and to see if his job his wrong. Throughout Guy Montag’s time with Clarisse he found the true…show more content… |
What does the quote there must be something in books things we cant imagine to make a woman stay in a burning house there must be something there you dont stay for?
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