Fahrenheit 451 Research Paper
“Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?” -Anthony Burgess. There is a lot of differences in a dystopia world then a MAS. There are similarities and differences of dystopian society to modern American society found in Fahrenheit 451 and firemen, 2081 and tv also Fahrenheit 451 and books.
The similarities of the fire department in 451 and MAS are they both deal with fire, both 451 fire department and MAS were created by Ben Franklin. The difference with 451 fire department is they like to start the fires and burn things. There job is that if you are found with a book they will come to your house, burn the whole house down and the books (just to make sure they got everything). “A great nuzzling gout …show more content…
“There are four primary responsibilities and duties - putting out fires, rescuing and caring for the sick and injured, working to prevent future fires, and investigating the sources of fires, especially in the case of potential arson” (Sokanu-What does a firefighter …show more content…
The difference with 451 is they are not allow to have books, is they are seen with books their house will get burned and the books will burn. “Books bombarded his shoulders, his arms, his upturned face A book alighted, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering. In the dim, wavering light, a page hung.open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon. In all the rush and fervour, Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel. ‘Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine.’ He dropped the book. Immediately, another fell into his arms” (451 docx 19). The difference with books in MAS they are made to read, learn from and make people have great imagination. “Books are uniquely suited to helping us change our relationship to the rhythms and habits of daily life in this world of endless connectivity. We can’t interrupt them; we can only interrupt ourselves while reading them. They speak to us, thoughtfully, one at a time. They demand our attention. And they demand that we briefly put aside our own beliefs and prejudices and listen to someone else’s. You can rant against a book, scribble in the margin, or even chuck it out the window. Still, you won’t change the words on the page” (The Guardian
The similarities of the fire department in 451 and MAS are they both deal with fire, both 451 fire department and MAS were created by Ben Franklin. The difference with 451 fire department is they like to start the fires and burn things. There job is that if you are found with a book they will come to your house, burn the whole house down and the books (just to make sure they got everything). “A great nuzzling gout …show more content…
“There are four primary responsibilities and duties - putting out fires, rescuing and caring for the sick and injured, working to prevent future fires, and investigating the sources of fires, especially in the case of potential arson” (Sokanu-What does a firefighter …show more content…
The difference with 451 is they are not allow to have books, is they are seen with books their house will get burned and the books will burn. “Books bombarded his shoulders, his arms, his upturned face A book alighted, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering. In the dim, wavering light, a page hung.open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon. In all the rush and fervour, Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel. ‘Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine.’ He dropped the book. Immediately, another fell into his arms” (451 docx 19). The difference with books in MAS they are made to read, learn from and make people have great imagination. “Books are uniquely suited to helping us change our relationship to the rhythms and habits of daily life in this world of endless connectivity. We can’t interrupt them; we can only interrupt ourselves while reading them. They speak to us, thoughtfully, one at a time. They demand our attention. And they demand that we briefly put aside our own beliefs and prejudices and listen to someone else’s. You can rant against a book, scribble in the margin, or even chuck it out the window. Still, you won’t change the words on the page” (The Guardian