Fahrenheit 451 Book Report

The main point of this chapter states that the real motivation for any quest in literature is the search for self-knowledge. Essentially, the given reason for a particular quest is never the true motive for embarking on the quest. The five components of a quest include the quester, a specific place to go, a stated reason for going, different challenges or obstacles, and the actual reason for going on the quest. In Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, the main character, a juvenile delinquent named Cole Matthews, beats a classmate onto the floor of his school sidewalk. As an alternative to prison, Cole is sent to a remote Alaskan island as banishment for beating the student, Peter Driscal.

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there are many similar things that are becoming reality in the world today. People have become very reliant on electronics from thing like entertainment to cleaning their homes. They also have much less face to face communication but rather they communicate with cell phones or computers. When the book was written in 1953, many people socialized by going out and having fun with their friends. Now many people would rather stay home and play video games with their virtual “friends.”

Imagine yourself 50 years from now, what will you be doing? What do you think the world would be like? In Fahrenheit 451 the future is full of strange things and ideas like burning books and keeping information from society. When I think of society 50 years from now, I imagine a world full of technology and information. When I think of architecture, I imagine immensely tall buildings made almost completely of glass.

“Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel that revolves around Guy Montag a fireman. These firemen are not your usual firemen who save lives. In this classic novel, firemen burn any books they consider illegal. At first, Montag takes pleasure in his profession as a fireman. Montag soon begins to question his own profession which leads to his life turning upside down.

"’I feel alive for the first time in years,’ said Faber. ‘I feel I’m doing what I should’ve done a long time ago. For a little while I’m not afraid. Maybe it’s because I’m doing the right thing at last” (Bradbury, 125). Fahrenheit 451 is a novel written by Ray Bradbury, in the setting of the 24th century. It tells the fictional story of the main character, Guy Montag, a thirty year old man who is a firefighter. Contrary to our modern civilization, firefighters such as Montag start fires, burning books and the owner’s belongings and house with it. Montag enjoyed his life until he came across a young lady, who makes him question himself, his job, his life, and happiness.

Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic novel written by Ray Bradbury. In Fahrenheit 451, citizens live in a futuristic dystopia that bans books. If firemen find any books, they are to burn them. The main character, Montag, meets a girl named Clarisse. When Montag meets Clarisse, she seems abnormal, although soon realizes that society is wrong and becomes accustomed to books.

Fahrenheit 451 is an American classic by Ray Bradbury. This novel depicts, a dystopian society in which books are banned and the United States is taken over by the convenience of technology. The audience follows Guy Montag as he transitions from a firefighter who burns books for a living to someone who is risks everything in order to try and show everyone the value of books. The world in Fahrenheit 451 has advanced technology, technology is not a destructive force but humans morph it into being so, and Guy Montag is better off in the end.

I think that the books are related to Fahrenheit 451because of there freedom, I think that birds have a degree of freedom. Books do the same thing for us by reading books it gives us the knowledge we need to be free in this world. When you gain knowledge you are able to do what you wish in the world, that could be getting a nice job or simply entering a debate and know what your talking about. Though I don’t read much I do believe these things to be true.

Censorship is the censoring of forms of media like books or TV because they are deemed immoral or inconvenient. Censorship should not be justified in any form because censorship can be harmful to society. There are numerous examples of how censorship can damage a society in the book Fahrenheit 451 and in society. In Fahrenheit 451, it is shown how censorship affects their society negatively, and in society it can be seen how censorship affects many. Censorship can harm society by leading people to be unknowledgeable, and censorship allows people to have a narrow perception of society.

He doesn’t realize this truth, until he meets Clarisse. This discovery led him to change his ways, “I don’t know. We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing. I looked around.

Background: this story takes place in a futuristic USA where the country is at the brink of war. Tensions between other countries are increasing and soldiers are being deployed to their stations. Although all of this is happening citizens of the US believe that the world will be short and quick and the soldiers will be back home within a week.

At this instant he understands he is not aware of what happiness truly means. Clarisse questioning him about this generates confusion in his head. Hence, this conflict results in him seeing he is miserable and is living a sorrowful life. Montag also reveals he “saw himself in her eyes as if her eyes were two miraculous bits that might capture and hold him intact”[Pg 5]. This escalation of tension reveals Montag’s is now aware of his ignorance.

Censorship has been around the centuries for a long time. Censorship means a suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc that can be considered a non- posing threat or threat to our society. Censorship can be impacting many children, teens, and even adults today. The main purpose Ray Bradbury illustrated “Fahrenheit 451” is to show future prosperities that everything we post on social media and also for the world to see can impact our chances to gain access to many different opportunities providing educational, video games, and more websites.

Fahrenheit 451 a novel written by Ray Bradbury shows a world of the future in which having free thoughts is considered antisocial and reading is illegal. Guy Montag is a fireman who loves doing his job, which is burning books. He's married and lives a "normal life". On his way home from work one day, he meets a lady that is named Clarisse, who eventually confesses that she really likes reading. Clarisse gave Montag an idea to change their society for the better, and then Montag begins to steal books. His wife calls the fire department, and then the find and destroy all of Montags' books. Montag knew this would happen, and then he fled for his life. At the end of the novel, Montag is rescued by a group of people that say their "name" which

The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction novel placed in the future. The plot of the story is about a firefighter named Montag in a futuristic city where firefighters start fires instead of extinguishing them. He starts to read books although it is illegal and realizes many truths in the society. Montag kills his fire chief and meets intellectuals by the railroads. They watch as the city is destroyed and go back to rebuild society. Beatty is Montag’s fire chief and boss. He is invested in getting rid of books, although he himself reads. Faber is a former english professor who maintains a low profile and also reads books. He helps Montag understand them. In Fahrenheit 451