They burn books and people that associate with books or any kind of knowledge. ... They discriminated and will kill anyone that has access to books. ... Not everyone's born free and equal, as the constitution says, but everyone must me made equal," (Bradbury, 65). ... He encourages the discrimination against knowledge and burns anyone or anything associated with books. ... He takes joy in his job of burning books. ...

• Word Count: 1766
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

However, by burning books new ideas are limited and the average person is prevented from becoming educated. ... Not everyone born free and equal as the constitution says, but everyone made equal .A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. ... Officer Beatty was trying to explain the danger of books to Montag. ... Beatty was a very educated man, and he possibly could have seen the good in books. ... Montag would rather plant books in a fellow employee's house as a decoy than get his task done legitimately. ...

• Word Count: 1430
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

These books show the cause and effect of utopianism, creating a form of the opposite, a distopia. In all these books, where the situation is ideal, something that everyone wants becomes the root of complete chaos and destruction. The authors of these books, Aldous Huxley (Brave New World), Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451) and William Golding (Lord of the Flies) all write detailed stories in which the main character is the only character that is realistic in their thoughts, feelings and beliefs. ... She represents the symbol of non-conformity and free thought and a total contrast to Mildred; sh...

• Word Count: 1298
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Since then, hundreds of books have been adapted for the big screen with varying results. ... While films based on books vary in quality, there seems to be a consensus that the movies that stay true to the source material are often better than ones that stray away from it. ... When Jonesy frees himself of the void, Mr. ...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

George Orwell, a profound literary figure in his own right, said: "the worst books are often the most important because they are usually the ones that are read earliest in life- (Hunt, 1). ... Hunt maintains that children's books should be displaced from the literary canon altogether (7). ... While this criticism may be a bit harsh, I would deem it quite accurate, as the perception Alcott appears to give off is that a young woman may be free and independent for a brief while, but eventually she must conform to society's standards. ...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He manages his books in his head, conducts his business by word of mouth, and employs the aid of weather prophet---already obsolete in many parts of the country at that time, in order to determine the success of a harvest. ... As a determinist, Hardy believed that human life was shaped not by free will, but by character, besides it, there are such powerful, uncontrollable forces as heredity and God. ...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Huck longs for the freedom to be himself, to wear "old rags and [be] free and satisfied,"" (Twain 1) and relax on the raft while smoking and fishing without having to worry about becoming educated and fitting a mold formed by society (Twain 27). ... Also, both Huck and John share the "surprising combination of innocence and experience,"" (Ahern 2) which gives them integrity, skill, and the ability to break free from the form society desires. ... By means of his writing, McCarthy tries to change the philosophy of readers and impact all that read his books by exposing society's true colo...

• Word Count: 2102
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At times the language was a little rough, however, this fact also added to the books authenticity. ... After some sadness, he concludes that if he wants to keep his sanity, he needs to stop thinking like a free man. ...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The books most obvious theme is society and morality as obstacles to the fulfilment of desire, since Ethan Frome's plot is concerned with Ethan's desire for a women who is not his wife. ... His desire for Mattie is likewise crushed by his inability to either break free of Zeena or muster the courage to defy convention and risk ruin. ...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6