Clarisse's Imagination In Fahrenheit 451

A dystopian society is a society where everything, including knowledge, is controlled by a government. Due to the fact that everything is controlled by something, people lose their individuality and ability to think for themselves. The fact that they cannot think for themselves causes them to not know anything about the world around them. In the grim novel Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses Clarisse’s imagination, curiosity, and observation to depict how life has no point in a society that is controlled by everyone but you, everyone is alike, and there is no imagination. In the grim novel, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses Clarisse to reveal the theme of the story with her imagination, which is very rare in her society. In the novel, Clarisse reveals her imagination to Montag while walking around and talking about the rain. In the novel, Clarisse states,” She licked her lips.’ Rain even tastes good.’” This is important because it shows how her imagination is a very uncommon in her society. Bradbury uses this trait to develop this particular theme because Clarisse is unique in this society. This trait is very dominant in the plot.

Clarisse and Montag are walking down the street observing the cars passing by. The author shows Clarisse’s observations by stating,”’ I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly.’”(Bradbury 6). This is important because it shows how her observations are rare in her society. Bradbury uses this trait to develop this particular theme by using her curiosity to show how she observes things that are going on that other people do not see because they are oblivious to what they do not know. The traits, like others, are dominant in the