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Examples Of Power In Fahrenheit 451

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The Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines power as possession of control, authority, or influence over others. Having the ability or capacity to change the future has been around longer than we can admit to imagine. Power comes in different shapes and forms , anything or anyone can have it. Even just having things can show and have power like how the Firefighters in Fahrenheit 451 carried these intimidating flamethrowers with immense heat. The people feared these firefighters and manipulated them into thinking books were evil because books had knowledge and creativity which held an even greater power. Power comes from the latin word poss which means to able or to make then the word changed its form a bit to poeir Anglo-Norman French to what we use now power from Middle English. Power comes from ambition because it can't be easily gained, you have to work for it or else it's not power. A long period of time where power stayed in one place would be with the Roman Catholic Church in the middle ages. This church rose from the combination of belief, money, and illiteracy. The majority could not read so they were dependent on a place where they could worship and hear the word of god. With this the church had control and influence of the people’s daily lives. They ruled the land so they had the power to …show more content…

He changed the past to make it seem like everything had always gone for the party to create pride and nationalism for people. The people fell into this big lie and the few who rebelled or found the truth disappeared so no one was aware of the situation. Goldstein ruled through the citizens lack of knowledge and with the help of surveillance so the rules he created would be followed. That was the base of his power, and the churches was the bible. Both are completely different, the RCC used god and the the party through supervision while changing

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