Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Analysis

Martin Luther King Junior once said, “Alienation is a form of living death. It is the acid of despair that dissolves society”. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, society is alienated, and are the alienators themselves. The main character Montag is put on a journey of self-discovery where he finds that books aren’t bad, and the government is not always correct. Montag begins this journey as the main bad guy and is able to find himself while society alienates him, and continues to alienate those he loves. Montag’s society is able to act as a shining example of what our world will turn into if we do not start making necessary changes. The first entirely alienated characters met in Fahrenheit 451 are Clarisse, the cast-out dreamer, and Faber,

In the text it states, “‘There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house…’” (Bradbury 48). This quote is from the beginning of Montag's un-indoctrination of the ordeals he had been taught his entire life, but it can be seen that he almost understands the value that can come from books and their teachings. This is able to once again show how dangerous censorship and propaganda can be when consumed in mass. In the novel it states, “Nobody listens anymore. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls” (Bradbury 78). This quote is able to show how far television and media are able to destroy simple conversations, or peoples relationships. Although this extreme media may be perceived as a utopia, just a slight peek under the curtain is able to show the disasters that this dystopia is. To conclude, this novel is a warning sign for what might be our future if we don’t take some inspiration from Montag and find our