Literature And Social Criticism Of Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 is set in a futuristic American city where books are illegal, firefighters start the fires, and filled with people who do not think independently. Guy Montag, a local fireman, becomes frustrated with his life and starts taking books from homes that he burns. Once the fired chef begins to finds out what Montag is doing Montag become flustered trying to understand what the books mean before he gets caught. He turns to a retired professor named Faber to help him. Faber and Montag come up with a plan to bring down the firemen by putting books in all of the firemen’s houses. This plan stopped when Montag got into the fire truck, and it shows up at his own home to be burned down. After burning down his own

“She said mabey they got no rite to make me smart because if god wantid me to be smart he would have made me born that way. ” Keyes (1959, p.16)

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel written by Ray Bradbury that depicts a futuristic American society where books are banned and independent thought is persecuted. Bradbury uses his imagination to take a hard look at a world consumed by technology, and he presents predictions about pleasure, violence and anti-intellectualism that are alarmingly similar to the modern American society. Notably, in both societies people find pleasure in entertainment that is endlessly preoccupying. Second, people are violent and careless. Finally, anti-intellectualism and suppression of independent thought affect both societies, as firemen ban books in Fahrenheit 451 and, in the

The authors Mike Rose, Gerald Graff, and Charles Murray are all scholars in education. Each one of them brings concrete facts about education in America. They all believe that education is very diverse and that it can come from anywhere not just school. For example Mike Rose writer of the text “Blue Collar Brilliance” explains how intelligence is used more in labor jobs than normal jobs. He believes that intelligence is overlooked. For example he talks about how when he was in his mothers store he would observe and analyze the things around him. He then started to realize the amount of work that waiters do such as communicate with customers, write down orders, and memorize who ordered what. He believes that intelligence doesn't just come from school and that it can be from anywhere. Furthermore Gerald Graff a professor In education argues that what teachers teach to students in schools limit students intellectualism as he gives personal experiences such as topics that were interesting to him he seemed very knowledgeable and therefore his hidden intellectualism was shown. In addition Charles Murray an American Political Scientists writer of “Are too Many People Going To College” talks about how more people should be going to college. He believes that basic education should be taught early on in elementary and middle school. He also mentions that people who don't pursue higher education doesn't mean there intelligence are any less than the ones getting post secondary

Grant Penrod, a young college student at Arizona State University, shows how rough the “smart kids” have it, in his essay “Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids.” In Penrod’s essay, he shows the reader the cruel and unusual punishment that “smart kids” go through. Penrod uses a very calm tone of writing but ramps it up with occasional quotes of hate towards these certain students.

“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings” is a famous quote said by Heinrich Heine, which relates to the concept of book burning, seen in the novel Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury uses his unique literary style to write the novel Fahrenheit 451; where he brings his readers to a future American Society which consists of censorship, book burning, and completely oblivious families. The novel’s protagonist, Guy Montag, is one of the many firemen who takes pride in starting fires rather than putting them out, until he encounters a seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan. As the novel progresses, the reader is able to notice what Clarisse’s values are in the novel, how her innocence and

In an educational world full of standardized testing, rigid curriculums, and, apathetic educators, Gerald Graff and Steven Johnson attempt to redefine what it means to be a true intellectual. Both writers are intent on shining a light on the gray area between the black and white grades of the classroom. Although Graff and Johnson focus on two different aspects of intelligence, both of them are determined to expand the definition of brilliance and ensure its cultivation in modern youth.

In Grant Penrod’s “Anti- Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids” essay, he argues that academic achievements should be acknowledged equally just as an athletic achievement. Smart kids do not receive the acknowledgment that they deserve since society has a negative look regarding smart kids. Anti- Intellectualism is hostile feelings towards intellectuals or intellectual thoughts. Society tends to celebrate non-intellectuals. The essay talks about smart kids being labeled social outcasts for the reason that average kids have separated themselves from kids smarter than them. Smart kids feel as if they should retain their intelligence just to fit in a judgmental world. Penrod’s argument is effective because his topic is still relevant to today’s time and his use of examples that he incorporated throughout the essay.

“Hidden Intellectualism” discussed the many ways in which a student can be smart; and because of their great influence on education, a duty to serve the people, and a disconnect from the classrooms, this essay is extremely important to legislators. First, legislators have an enormous impact on education. Legislators are the ones who decide what is taught in school and what standardized tests are given - tests, as the essay explains, that may falsely label a student as unintelligent. Despite the legislators’ effects on education, they are often not aware of what goes on inside a classroom. Therefore, while the legislators enforce programs to make students smarter, they themselves are ignorant of what effects those programs may have. Next, the

Science fiction is a genre of books that focuses on the future of our world/society where one our problems or habits in the present day is amplified into extreme ends, this world is called a dystopia. For example, Fahrenheit 451 is a science book written in 1951 by Ray Bradbury. In 1951, Ray Bradbury noticed that many children was attached to TV screens but not to books. He took this into the extreme and created a dystopia where even books are outlawed and burned by fireman. To add on, in the short story "Harrison Bergeron,"the author created a dystopia where the government forces everyone to where hindrances to their body so no one is stronger, more beautiful, or even smarter than anyone else. The theme of the science fiction book, Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel following the life of a thirty-year-old man named Montag and his society controlled by technology. In the book, books are illegal to read and own. It is the firemen’s job to burn these books and the houses which contain them. Neither Montag nor his wife Mildred can think of an answer as to why books are bad, other than the fact that they are illegal. When Montag meets a young girl Clarisse, she describes her school as unsocial and her fellow classmates as violent and wild. Therefore, the advancements of technology create a society where people lack logical thinking as seen by the characterizations of Mildred and the children attending Clarisse’s school.

Emerson argues that because of this flawed education system, all that is left are the “youth of genius” that are lazy and “irritable”. His shift in word choice from uplifting words like “genius” and “eccentric” show current students’ intelligence and capabilities when it comes to harder subjects, to depreciating words such as “uncertain” and “explosive” indicates that he doesn't believe these so-called “genius” students are actually smart. With the vivid imagery Emerson uses throughout his essay, he describes how flawed he views the education system, and how careless he believes students to be when confronted with the challenge of learning. In order to portray this, he uses hyperboles and overgeneralization. When using this imagery in his essay,

Andres Dapena 11/3/17 English Accelerated Period 4 Fahrenheit 451 Analysis Fahrenheit 451 was written by Ray Bradbury. This futuristic dystopia is about a community of people that relies tv and electronics. The novel demonstrates suppression of the mind where the citizens don't have the freedom to ask questions and be creative. It is taught that there is only one answer to a question.

In today’s modern world, recent scientific research has been conducted, which reveals that world-wide IQ test scores have risen, and continue to rise every year. In Alison Gopnik’s article, “Smarter Every Year? Mystery of the Rising IQs,” she discussed how these recent scientific discoveries relate to our society throughout the last century. It is evident that in our society a person’s level of intelligence is extremely important in our culture which is obsessed with being knowledgeable. In her article, Gopnik addresses the historical evidence that supports the conclusion that people are getting smarter as the years go on because of today’s society. Gopnik effectively explains the fact that people’s IQs are rising every year, by using the results of scientific research to support her point, and by explaining theories which state how the world’s social and economic environment are significant factors towards a person’s level of intelligence.

Being smart in Ms. Gibson’s 4th grade classroom means that you are viewed by fellow classmates as being “smart”. It was obvious from the interviews that the students held similar opinions of who deserved the “smart” label. When asked to identify the three “smartest” kids in general in their class, student responses were as follows: