Compare And Contrast Essay Fahrenheit 451

Giselle Mata 3/9/23 Period 4 Title “That's the good part of dying; when you’ve nothing to lose, you run any risk you want” ( ). Envision a world where death is meaningless, where books burn and knowledge is meaningless. “Fahrenheit 451” is a story written by Ray Bradbury about fireman Guy Montag who eagerly burns books before finding the true magic and meaning within them.

Imagine a world where technology has advanced so far that books, magazines and other printed materials are no longer necessary or desired. The citizens sit rooms surrounded by gigantic screens that cover their walls; with a nonstop thunder of noise so smothering that one can’t comprehend the plot of the show they are watching. At night they stuff earphones, which create even more rumpus, in their ears to shield themselves from the quiet. In the mornings people drive to work at extreme speeds and amuse themselves during the day with trivial activities; they find it impossible to entertain their minds with anything meaningful. This is the society which Ray Bradbury conjures up in Fahrenheit 451.

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”(brainy quotes). Ray Bradbury shows us how society is growing and advancing each day through the main character Guy Montag who rethinks his life, Mildred, Montag’s wife and Clarisse a teenage girl who questions society, all in the book Fahrenheit 451. The world of F-451 and the United States are similar because of the technology and books but differ because of their firemen. The first reason F-451 and the U.S. are similar is because of the technology. For instance, Mildred, Montag’s wife says “How long you figure before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth wall-TV put in”(Bradbury,18)?

Love boosts self-confidence because we, emotional beings, then would want to become stronger in order to protect the ones we love. In the novel, Bradbury conveys love being powerful by writing, “ I don't want her back to this house” (148)! Bradbury expresses love by showing how much Will wants to protect Jim from the evilness of the circus. “This” shows how important Jim’s safety is to Will. “This” shows that Will is not referring the whole town, but Jim’s house specifically.

Part One: 1 Why is Clarisse such a breath of fresh air for Montag? 2 Do you think Mildred committed suicide or did she just forget ? 3 what part of Montag's marriage is different than the marriages in our society? 4

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury portrays a futuristic dystopian society where the “firemen” start fires rather than put them out. The members of this society concentrate only on entertainment, immediate satisfaction, and rush through life. The general theme of modernization and the domination of technology over man cause society to lose sight of the importance of genuine human relationships. The ideals represented in Fahrenheit 415 such as technology and entertainment having full authority over humans has become even more prevalent on today’s society. The people of Fahrenheit 451 fear knowledge, which authorizes the government to have total control over what they do or do not read, watch, and discuss which causes them to be striped of their individualism.

Paper books are becoming an endangered species, and we’ve been warned about what can happen going down this road. In the book fahrenheit 451 it is an alternate future where all books are outlawed and if you're caught with them they will be seized and burned. At the time it was surely a warning to the people of america with the rise of the television. Today though it can still be used as a warning. More and more people are using books less and less in favor of electronic media.

What would you do if there was another world that burned homes instead of put them out? Society today is used to keeping the community a safe place instead of putting the society in danger. This society strives for balance and fair living. Fahrenheit 451 contrasts to modern society in areas of Government, Firemen, and Books.

In Fahrenheit 451, technology, violence and distractions are used as a warning to society. First of all, technology is constantly around their society and is getting better. If this happens to our society many would not be engaged with their life Secondly, in the book distractions are created to create a better society, but this creates emotion to be fake. This could change society drastically now days .

Fahrenheit 451 is a book of warning. It is a reminder that we need knowledge to survive, and we need people who crave this knowledge to take over in generations to come. We need knowledge to combat ignorance and we get this knowledge from reading books and listening to other people's opinions. It is a warning of what might happen if we were to let the ignorance win, and a warning to never let this happen. It is a warning that what we have is valuable and a reminder to never take that for granted.

The Impact Of Reading Books In the world that we are living today, it is important to read a book fro your won benefit and knowledge. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, however, people are not allowed to buy or read any books. By doing that, people do not understand the importance of books. In this novel though, three people influence Montag that people should be allowed to read books and makes him realize how important would be to do so.

The loss of feelings and sympathy contributes to the illusion of a perfect world where people are “happy”. This is a world where the only way to fill up emptiness is by using technology as a distraction from reality and the dissimulation that there is nothing wrong. The use of technology in the world of 451 is the main distraction for the deterioration of people's feelings. Technology is proven to distract people from everything else going on in their lives because it's so addicting.

Clarisse McCellan is viewed as odd by the other members of society in the Fahrenheit 451. Odd was an understatement, she is a threat to authority, a burden on the eyes of the community. In simple terms, this is because her golden hair gleams in the sunlight instead of her eyes reflecting the artificial light of the TV. She choses not to constantly fill her brain with media and can appreciate the entertainment her own thoughts can provide. She takes walks, looks at the sky and appreciates ‘doing nothing.’

=w Edward Eller is an assistant professor at Northeast Louisiana University1. He creates the point in “An Overview of Fahrenheit 451” by highlighting how technology is uncontrollably taking over the world, and compares it to how Mildred is devoted to technology saying, “immerses herself in the media provided for her to consume. Whenever she is not at the TV, she plugs in her earphones, always soaking up the artificial stimulus and messages someone else feeds to her,” Not only is technology taking over the world, but it is also taking over people. Technology brainwashed Mildred and the lack of social skills she contains with others is completely appropriate in her society.

Similarities and differences between 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 Individualism and the realization of one’s inner thoughts are the most important things someone can possess. In 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 there are a lot of similarities and differences. The biggest similarity between the books is that they both take place in a dystopian society where the government has total control of the people. However there are many other similarities such as the main characters, desensitized natures, and no privacy. The biggest difference between the books are the endings and how the government regulates the ideas and thoughts of their people.