Theme Of Life In Fahrenheit 451

An Idiot’s Life Imagine living in society,where people are not cherished, and life is not valuable. Also all of your opinions are taken as a grain of salt. The story Fahrenheit 451, takes place in a society where there are conflicting ideas because of the censorship of the government. In this society they are not allowed to read any books that could possibly produce hate. If someone gets caught reading books then the ‘firemen’ will come and burn all the books and once they are finished burning them, they will arrest the person. Also in this society there is little to no interpersonal relationships. The main reason for this is because of technology. The society in Fahrenheit 451, does not display the meaning of a life richly lived because

The main character Guy Montag meets a girl named Clarisse McClellan who is very different by the standards of their society. Then four days pass where Montag did not see Clarisse, so he began to wonder where she could have possibly went. Eventually, Montag’s wife Mildred says, “‘No the same girl. McClellan. Run over by a car. Four days ago. I am not sure. But I think she is dead. The family moved out anyway. I do not know. But I think she is dead’” (Bradburry 44). When Mildred says this to Montag she acts like it is not a big deal and she shows no sadness. The fact that Mildred tells Montag this four days after it happened proves there was no mourning for the death of Clarisse. Also during the story the total amount of death is rising because the society in Fahrenheit 451 is at war with an unknown adversary. Mrs. Phelps husband Pete has just been deployed. Mrs. Phelps says, that Pete told her before he left, “‘He said if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and do not cry, but do do get married again, and forget about me’” (Bradbury 91).This proves that there is no mourning of the dead because Pete pretty much says if he dies forget about him and get married again. The people in Fahrenheit 451 do not treat death as a major thing and they often forget when people die. They also do not have a mourning process like our

Children in the society in Fahrenheit 451 are put in school at a very young age. Mrs. Bowles says, in regard to her children, “‘I put them in school nine days out of ten’” (Bradbury 92). Mrs. Bowles would only get to see her children one day out of ten. This does not display love because if she loved her children she would want to spend as much time with them as possible not just throw them in school for as long as possible. The society in Fahrenheit 451 has huge televisions that take up the size of a wall which are called parlor walls. People spend many time watching them. Mrs. Bowles says, that when her children are actually home, “‘I heave them into the parlor and turn on the switch’” (Bradbury 93). This shows no love because if someone loves someone then they would want to spend as much time as possible with them not just get them out of their hair. The society in Fahrenheit 451 does not show the meaning of a life richly lived because they do not show love to their