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Degradation In Fahrenheit 451

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Ayla Feratovic Mrs.Limaro
English 1 Honors 2/14/23
Fahrenheit 451, degradation and superiority

It's the year 2049, and you are standing in front of a burning house and watching it turn to ashes rather than calling for the Fireman. There is no need to call for the Fireman, because you are one yourself, and you set the house on fire. You got an alert that books were hidden in the house, and that was your cue to set it on fire. That is what life was like for Guy Montag in the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury. In this novel, we get to see how Montag rebels against the utopian government that was brainwashing the entire city. His revolt was related to the feeling of being looked down on by his peers and realizing …show more content…

There were the firemen, like Montag and Beatty, and the average people, like Clarisse and Mildred. There was a division between these people due to the jobs they had, for example Beatty and Montag were firemen which gave them the power they had in society. They had power from this job because they were workers of the government, and that gave them the upper class lifestyle. On the other hand, Clarisse and Midlred didn't have jobs which gave them no potential in their society. Mildred would stay home all day becoming more and more brainwashed and manipulated by the government, and Clarisse would also stay home listening to old stories and theories about the world she lived …show more content…

You don’t stay for nothing.” (Bradbury 148).
This shows how Montag knew something was off and needed to know the importance of the books. The reading of the book is the rebellion Montag constructed against his own government that he works for.
The uprising that is shown in this book happens a lot today in the real world. All around the globe, people revolt against their country for peace and the want of freedom within their homeland. An example of this are the people in the middle east revolting against the emirs, which are monarchs running the region. On a daily basis, people are taking a stand against the strict governing system for a chance of freedom and privilege. The life threatening sacrifices these people make everyday show bravery and courage a person can have, just like

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