Beatty is in charge of burning books, but at the same time possesses a vast knowledge on different types of literature. ... In the story, Professor Faber being one of the few that has ever had contacts with books depicts his own emotions regarding the life of books, "Because they have quality. ... Faber elucidates that it's not the books that have life, but it's the content itself. ... Montag begins to feel complexity about the meaning of life and more specifically, the soul of books. ... Immediately, an alarm sets off showing that there is another accident regarding the use of books...

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Like the time when he secretly places a book in another fireman's house so that fireman will end up having to burn his own house and go to jail. ... One time, when Montag gets frustrated, he burns one of his fellow firemen because that fireman was demoralizing him. ... Beatty, another fireman, sees Montag as a threat to his life of instant gratification because Montag wants society to stop burning books. ... A specific time when he does this is when he mentions direct quotes from various books, in an argument with Montag. ... In the story Montag makes Mildred read the books with him to h...

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Life at home for Clarisse consists of a family that talks, laughs and spends time together. This contrasts sharply with Montags home life which is mostly about viewing television in silence. ... He is compelled to rethink the value of books and their usefulness. ... When he compares his life to hers, he recognizes how empty his has been. ... Later on, he learns that the answers to many of the questions Clarisse raises in his mind can be found in books, books that now he is willing to protect, books that exist in the heads and hands of people....

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(p.51) Guy sneaks two books from the lady's home and as the time goes by, he secretly reads many books until his wife discovers his secret and turns him in. ... The title of the book, Fahrenheit 451 The Temperature at Which Books Burn, is significant because it is a metaphor for real life and it is used as a prominent symbol in the book. ... Each time we let ourselves be censored, unique ideas are being destroyed and forgotten. Each time we let a "book burn", we lose a piece of humanity. ... Clarisse lit the fire (no pun intended) of passion in Guy that burned throughout his life and gave...

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With telescreens visible around the city in which Winston lives as well as hidden microphones, the Party is able to watch its members almost all of the time. ... used to detect and locate illegal books. ... Books are burned and all information is burned. ... Montag knows that to be successful in life, you must do your job, and for him it is to burn books, and this is considered ignorant. ... The authors do a great job on specifying how life will be if governments were like the ones portrayed. ...

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This quote says that life has become simulated and is chimerical. An example of this is how people spend their time interacting with "parlor walls" and even consider their family to be virtual characters in these parlor walls. ... Bradbury has portrayed a world in which ignorance is the key to living a happy, peaceful life. ... Ignorance is seen as the best way of life. ... Bradbury has shown that people living in such a society would lead lives full of ignorance and carelessness, yet at the same time they would enjoy happiness and peace. ...

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This particular society has outlawed books; books are to be burned if found. ... She says "Strange I heard once that a long time ago, houses used to burned by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames." ... Clarisse also asks Montag if he is truly happy about his life. ... While trying to improve his life Montag notices that Mildred is completely brainwashed. ... One way is that the reader learns that the government is not correct one hundred percent of the time. ...

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Censorship throughout time has been precisely depicted in "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury. ... When Montags finally examined the tedious desire seeking, his wife was so swathed up in her life to think twice. ... In Fahrenheit 451 it is believed that censoring makes things simply but, One of the profound insights of Fahrenheit 451 is that we decline in our humanity when we mistake time for leisure and stimulation for genuine life of the mind and soul (Smolla). ... When Montag saw an old lady basically be a martyr for her books, he realized that there was nothing wrong with the books the peopl...

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Clarisse and Montag didn't know each other for a very long time, but she had a major impact upon him. ... So I've lots of time for crazy thoughts, I guess"(9). ... For the first time in Guy's life, he started to wonder about the world and what was going on in it. ... Her life revolved around viewing her programs; she had total apathy for everything except her precious shows. ... She prefers that Guy never mention or read books. ...

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Clarisse, Faber, and Montag have a hard time because they are part of a minority and are attempting to make a difference in the world. ... It is not easy to change the world within a short time, but they keep trying and never give up. ... Even though hardly anyone listens to her, she keeps trying to make a difference in at least one person's life. ... He hides in his house alone to read books. ... Clarisse has to lose her life, Faber has to live in fear, and Montag has to lose his job, friend, house, and family while trying to change the world. ...

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Moreover, the ˜things' that he sets on fire are books and 451 is the temperature at which books burn. ... After talking to Guy, Guy starts realizing how his life and the world really are and tries to change. ... Another time when censorship has ruined their marriage is when Guy ask Millie if she remembers how they met and she can't remember and says, "'Funny, how funny, not to remember where you met your husband'r wife. ... Everyone stays at home and does the same thing every day and it is the normal everyday life. ... Another time is when Guy questions if firefighte...

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It was during this time in his life when he read "Amazing Stories" by Hugo Gernsback, and became obsessed with science fiction literature (Litz 120). ... This trip makes him realize the science behind the mummies, but at the same time, makes him guess what these individuals did during their life span (Riley 57). The childhood references stem from his childhood and the many intense experiences he had during this time. ... This is because he thinks all men need to relate to the science of life but all will still fantasize about what life could have been or could possibly be (Bloom 35). ... ...

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Mildred lives the kind of life that the government wants all of their citizens to live. ... Mildred is the one who turns Guy in for reading books. ... He hardly reveals his life until the end of the book where he admits that he had a library full of books that were banned. ... Faber was an old English professor who told Guy of a future time. ... There were really no hints to the time period or to the location. ...

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First off, I assume that the Chief has read some books, for he has a great deal of knowledge about books and their contents. I think that these books somehow messed up Beatty's life, and that he wanted his revenge on them. What better way then to be the burner of books? ... The fact that books are forbidden causes these people to memorize books! ... The book people say they are bidding their time for a good operation, but you get the feeling that Montang thinks them slightly cowardly for not taking any major action. ...

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The government even goes as far as burning books and killing innocent people. ... Once Montag starts reading his collection of books, the reason why people believe books are so horrible is shown. ... (Bradbury 58) No longer can books be read, not only because they might offend someone, but because books raise questions that often lead to revolutions and chaos. ... It is easier to live a life of shelter and where the television is their only reality. Since they aren't thinking, they need something to occupy their time. ...

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I love to do it on my own time and I took the class every year up until this year when they put me into DIGITAL arts instead of regular art (outrageous). ... This summer alone, I read more than 30 books. Although my parents want me to read nonfiction books, I can't seem to stray from all fiction books (including but not limited to) science fiction and dystopian society novels. ... Yes, so that's a glimpse into my life as a Stanton student and the little life I have outside of Stanton. The little life I do have outside of Stanton is what keeps me sane, I believe....

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Bradbury writes of a time in which literature is illegal and television becomes the dominant source of media. To rid the society of reading books, the government implemented a program using firemen to burn the books. ... Early on Guy never doubts why he burnt the books but a series of events sparks his curiosity for answers as to why books are prohibited, consequently causing him to break the rules he once enforced as he risks his life to find the answers he seeks. Montag experiences unusual occasions within a short period of time that creates a desire to figure out why books have become out...

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This science fiction novel was written in1950-1953 and published on 1953, by Ballantine books. ... She thought that her life was based on watching television to avoid figuring out her own life. ... He was a book burner, who knew a lot about books. You can tell that he really loved and cared about btss at some time. ... He denies his true feeling by keep on talking about his life filled with so much pleasure. ...

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She has such an outlook on human life as it is, and is so inquisitive, that Guy begins to examine himself. ... He begins to wonder why books have been banned. ... He wavers from each side during his travels, going from completely condemning books by continuing to burn homes occupied with books and even people, to actually hoarding some of these books, rebelling against society. ... To him, she seems a bit weird, but instead of casting her off as a reject, he takes the time to listen to her and realizes that she has a love for nature and other things Guy never thought about. ... Then he plant...

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He feels that these approaches lead to the banning of books. ... The condition of life is extremely bad from deprivation and terror. ... Montag meets Clarisse who tells him that life should be lived to its fullest. ... He is now free to discuss life before the banning of books with the other men. ... Bradbury is now considered one of the most important science fiction writers of all time. ...

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I have read many books throughout my life. One of my all time favorites is The Giver written by Louis Laurie. This Book is about a Utopian society where everyone is the same and life is supposedly "perfect." ... This book was one of my favorite books because it showed us how we can believe something is rite not knowing that it is totally wrong. ...

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"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. ... When I was reading the book, the protagonist Montag appears to be a gentle, attractive man and he becomes to doubt himself and his life since he met Clarisse. ... Different from dying in car accident in the book, Clarisse survives in the movie, she escapes from the city and starts a new life with Montag in the end. ... It ignores some of the events in the book, but emphasis several key events such as the woman burning herself for books and Montag ...

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He wouldn't degrade himself, and in the end he lost his life because of it. ... Montag knew in his conscience that books could do good in the world and he risked his life, lost his wife, and home to try and show society that. ... When he realized that books were not evil, he changed his whole mindset. ... Now that Montag saw that books weren't evil, he wanted other people to see too. ... Ray Bradbury used conflict and irony to show how Guy Montag showed his bravery during the time of conflict....

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The old saying, ignorance is bliss and the fear of unhappiness dictates all aspects of life, has never been more true than it is depicted in this novel. ... A specific time when she had lit a candle and said "and there had brief hour of rediscovery, of such illumination that space lost its vast dimensions and drew comfortably around them" (Bradbury 7). ... We can also compare this to the death of the woman who burned her books. ... Montag has always had a negative understanding of fire, his whole life, for it killed Faber, Mildred, and Beatty. ... By burning books they completely des...

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In this quote Beatty is talking to Montag about books and what they contain. "Books leveled down to a paste pudding norm."... This example is with Montag and the electric hound and how he escapes the first time it growls at him. ... As time goes on people get lazier and lazier and all they want to do is have fun. This goes to show that the only reason work is done is because it gets you all the fun stuff you want and things that will make life easier for anybody. ...

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