This takes away from the very humanity of the humans making up the society that exists in both Fahrenheit 451 and the society today. ... Fahrenheit 451's platform is based on ignorance. The ignorance of people towards learning, the ignorance of people towards life, the ignorance of people towards diversity, the ignorance of people towards change, and the ignorance of people towards time, are all major reasons why the society presented in Fahrenheit 451 and the society that exists in America today are much alike. ... In Fahrenheit 451 Montag and Mildred are so mindless and programmed t...

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In the novel, "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury, Bradbury creates a world in which books are strictly prohibited. Not only does the lack of tangible, opinionated knowledge promote a lackluster society, but prompts few to question the government's reasons for prohibition. Guy Montag, the protagonist ...

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Introducing students to a variety of ideas and viewpoints in school encourages them to think critically, creatively, and humanely. The copious range of subjects taught in school assist in enforcing all of these attributes in students; however one subject in particular highlights the focus on creativity above the rest. In English classes across the country, teachers use books to help demonstrate an idea, a culture, a revelation, or an embodiment of someone's soul. Books assist in lessons in history, teach students about their past, and can even strike a spark of passion that forces them ...

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