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Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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In todays society we are constantly surrounded by thousands of novels and different electronics. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury takes place in what he believes our future will come to. Where the government is in charge and only has one job, which is to keep everyone satisfied. The government does not allow anyone to have books otherwise they are burned because everyone has to be equal in their knowledge. Montag as a fireman takes curiosity in books and changes throughout the novel after he meets an odd teenage girl named Clarisse. The daily life in Fahrenheit 451 is not your typical day. Their society is based off of electronics, such as television, mechanical hounds, and earpieces known as seashells. Watching television is a …show more content…

Montag believes that the mechanical hounds or the other firemen will possibly catch him. Montag could of got away with having books until Mildred turns him into the fire station and come to his house in search for the books. Mildred brings out her shallow side in the relationship and does not believe Montag should have books what so ever in the house. Mildred kicked at a book, “ Books aren’t people. You read and I look around, but there isn’t anybody” (Bradbury20). Mildred had not enjoyed books from the begging and found them as an annoyance to society. She feels Montag cares to much about books as if they are people which they are not. Montag becomes angry at Mildred’s selfishness in their relationship. Mildred becomes self-centered and does not pay any attention to Montag. The only thing Mildred cares about in society is her television family and they act as her real family. She gives them more attention and affection than her own husband by always listening to them and paying attention. Mildred becomes the definition of their society. She does not believe anyone should have books because than people will not be equally intelligent. They have to be burned by her as she did to Montag or get the firemen involved to be burned and never seen

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