Examples Of Warning In Fahrenheit 451

How could a rectangular, bound set of papers with printed words threaten a nation? Fahrenheit 451 can still be used as a warning to people in America today. This book warns society that a government can change anything at any given time if a nation does not speak up because of their authority. The novel can still be used as a warning to show the effects if the government had total power over a nation. They would abuse their power if the citizens had no say. The government will make the residents believe what they want them to and hear what they want them to hear. For example, in Fahrenheit 451 the narrator says,”The innocent man stood bewildered, a cigarette burning in his hand. He stared at the Hound, not knowing what it was. He probably

For instance, in Fahrenheit 451 Faber says,” Mr. Montag you are looking at a coward. I saw the way things were going a long time back. I said nothing. I 'm one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the ‘guilty’, but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself. And when finally they set the structure to burn the books, using the, fireman, I grunted a few times and subsided, for there was no more others grunting and yelling with me, by then. Now, it 's too late.” Faber closed the bible. This quote is telling us that if you choose to speak up when it 's to late that your voice won 't be a strong and meaningful as it would be if you were to speak up earlier and that your voice won 't be as strong by yourself then with a group of

The government will say don 't pay attention to it and go on with your schedule. For instance, Mildred says,”Whole family moved out somewhere. But she 's gone for good. I think she 's dead.” “We couldn 't be talking about the same girl.” “No. The same girl. McClellan McClellan. Run over by a car. Four days ago. I 'm not sure. But I think she 's dead. The family moved out anyway. I don 't know. But I think she 's dead.” This text shows us that Clarissa didn 't fit into the government’s perfect world, so the government killed her just like they killed the guy that looked like Montag. The government killed them because they believed they thought to much about things in the world and were a risk to an boycott of some