Imagine a world where there’s no individuality, a world where you can’t even be yourself! This is what it’s like in a dystopian society, such as the one in “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. A dystopian society is a society with the illusion of perfection maintained through moral control. It’s a dehumanized state with no individuality or personality, which makes the characters Mildred and Clarisse different from each other. A society like the one in ‘Fahrenheit 451” is only capable of creating one personality that determines how they became who they are, their overall happiness, and the importance of their roles in society. Mildred and Clarisse come from different backgrounds, which affects the way the way they became who they are. “A great thunderstorm of sound gushed from …show more content…
Clarisse is happy and we know this because of the way she acts and does little thoughtful things for Montag. She’s very thoughtful and happy, which makes her stand out from everyone else. This shows both characters are different from each other based on their own happiness. A final reason would be, the roles both characters play in society. “No matter when he came in, the walls were always talking to Mildred” (page 42). Mildred is a very unproductive member in society, while Montag is at work, Mildred spends her days watching television constantly. Her role in society is not relevant due to the fact she’s unproductive and some -what lazy. “I’m anti-social, they say I don’t mix. It’s so strange. I’m very social indeed” (page 26). Clarisse’s role on the other hand, is very different, making it significant to the story. They consider her “anti-social” because she’s different from the others. She’s curious, she questions things, and she knows things most people don’t. Therefore, her role in society is important compared to Mildred’s. In conclusion, this proves how different Mildred and Clarisse are from each other in
Clarisse, as well as Faber and Granger, represent the more thoughtful minority population. As perceived in the book, Clarisse is a young, free-spirited, curious individual who somewhat enlightens Montag. From their first encounter, Clarisse introduces Montag to different styles of thinking. Clarisse’s remarks such as “the leaves smell like cinnamon,” (Pg. 13), initially make Montag feel uneasy but then curious as to why she would know this. Montag mentions that she is one of first people trying to uncover more about him. Montag seems refreshed by Clarisse, which in turn make him question his relationship with Mildred. Their initial conversation is the focal point of the book, revealing to the audience that Montag is different and more capable of thinking. Additionally, Bradbury makes it seem like the other characters who don’t question society such as Mildred and Beatty, are threatened by Clarisse and her way of thinking. Mildred acknowledges Montag and Clarisse short friendship in a harsh way and is glad to mention to Montag that Clarisse has been killed at the end of the first chapter. Clarisse’s character is assumed to have been hit by a car and killed during the middle of the first section. Although her role in the novel is fairly short, her first few meetings with Montag make a huge impact on the story
Chuck Palahniuk once said “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” When Clarisse asked Montag if he was happy, he thought, and thought about it, until finally, he found out he really wasn’t happy. Guy Montag risked his family, his career, and his life, just to hold banished readings within his home. He went against society to do what he thought was right, even if that meant punishment or death. Montag was a hero because he tried to bring back freedom and independent thought, show off author’s greatest works, and even though he rebelled, and killed a man, he did it with good intentions to help the rest of society.
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury demonstrates why illiteracy can lead to a dystopia. On the contrary, the short story The End of the whole Mess written by Stephen King reveals why having too much literacy can be horrific to the world. Steve jobs once said, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” In both the novel and the story people try to set up certain rules or are born with talent that is driven to change the world for good, nevertheless they end up in dystopias.
Fahrenheit 451’s society can compare and contrast to the society today. Social status where the firemen and famous are on top while the thinkers and the ‘nobodies’ are on the bottom. Guilty pleasures of the book readers, in Fahrenheit 451, and the people in the society today are not being shared do to fear. Knowledge was the biggest difference from Fahrenheit 451 to the society today. In conclusion, the society today is very similar to the society of Fahrenheit
Mildred is in the novel simply to show us what the average joe (or jane) is like. "In a story of extordinary people—Montag, Clarisse, Faber, Granger, and even
People in Fahrenheit 451 choose to become alike. They hated, as Beatty recalls and describes the h...
Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury. I am writing about Clarisse McClellan, Guy Montag, and Mildred, wife of Guy. I’ll be writing about the way these three act and why I chose them and not others. Guy and Clarisse met on a dark night, where he started to actually think. The characters Guy and Clarisse show non-conformity, while Mildred shows conformity.
The future is viewed as a place of wonder, amazement, and prosperity. Ray Bradbury takes those aspects and forms a society of control, technology, and conformity in the novel Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury based those aspects off of World War II and the cold war which sparked a time of change and conflict for many citizens. Fahrenheit 451 bases its themes off of the conflicts going on in the 1950s by presenting a critical view point of the social and political systems. Fahrenheit 451 follows Guy Montag, a firefighter, and his struggle with society promoting his overall change of opinion. Through his contemplation of the good of his society, Montag metamorphosizes based on his interactions with his environment. Bradbury was able to create a conflicting
She seems to be montag’s antagonize throughout the story. Mildred overdosing with sleeping pills putting herself in harm really scared montag and not knowing what to do to stop her from killing herself. It made montag think about she cares for no one else but herself and decided to move on to bigger and better things. Mildred one day said to herself and montag that “ tv is my family “. That made montag think about clarisse and her family on how they all laugh and have fun together as a family. What Clarisse said really told montag that she’s not willing to better herself or their relationship. So montag left to pursuit his plan to escape the city along with
For example, Montag’s relationship with his wife Mildred reciprocated drastically. He realized that Mildred thought of the people on television as more of a family to her than her own husband. Mildred is unwilling to deal with reality and instead chooses to deal with the virtual world. Also, Montag saw the emotions in the old woman whose house he and the other firemen were burning when she died with her books because she loved them with her life. Even after the firemen tried their best to escort the woman out of the building, she refused and vowed to stay put. Montag was the only one who tried to help the woman; he protested against the idea of leaving her in the house and offered to the woman to come with him out of the house. Before meeting Clarisse, Montag would not have cared or even noticed such a
There are two different types of people in the world, those who follow the rules and those who do not. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about a futuristic time period where people no longer read books. Not only do they not read anymore but it is illegal. In this town the government controls what their people learn, and how they must think. In Ray Bradbury 's novel, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury creates the stereotypical character, Mildred who does not think for herself versus Clarisse, a character who is not afraid to question things and who constantly challenges society.
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What is in store for the future of our society? Perhaps we’re already living in it. What changes do people want made? Ray Bradbury, author of “Fahrenheit 451,” writes about one theory for our society’s future where reading books is found as illegal, if caught reading the books are burned. People must learn how to live life through gigantic televisions built into the walls of homes. In a futuristic world, true beauty goes unseen due to conformity.
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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury,Montag is a character who is mainly shaped by those around him. Two characters who have a great impact on Montag and shaped him to who he is at the end of the book, are Faber and Beatty. Both Faber and Beatty are two men who love literature and who are both cowards. One thing that is different with these two character is that neither of them like these new rules but only one of them decides that enough is enough and rebels against these rules.