preview

Ignorance In 'Farenheit 451'

Decent Essays
Open Document

The blackout poem contains a certain theme. The theme can be expressed as ‘Ignorance is not always bliss’. A quote in the poem says “Queer made strange by murmuring voices, do this by your lonesome” and in the book there were some people considered to be anomalous but all the ‘murmuring voices’ only fueled their actions. Which is why they were casted out or killed. Just because their way of thinking is different, judgement being passed without knowing anything. A quote that is parallel to the poem is “‘I didn’t know that!’ Montag laughed abruptly. ‘Bet I know something else you don’t. There’s dew on the grass in the morning.’ He suddenly couldn’t remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable.” (Bradbury 7). In this portion, …show more content…

Another quote in the book says “One, two, three, one, two, three! Rain. The storm. The Uncle laughing. Thunder falling downstairs. The whole world pouring down. The fire gushing up in a volcano. All rushing on down around in a spouting roar and riverine stream toward morning. ‘I don’t know anything anymore,’ he said, and let a sleep lozenge dissolve on his tongue.” (Bradbury 15). In this quote, it shows that Montag first only thought about burning the books for the ‘greater good’ of the public. But when he is taught what is in books, Montag learning that books aren’t the evil object, but its what the media is telling everybody. The same feelings can be projected in the poem’s quote “If there was no solution, no problem either. Everything danced, their wings ablaze and the great monsters lay asleep with snowy dreams. The emptiness made an even emptier scream. He tried to think about nothingness but he could not.” As the books were burned, the government could rest easy. Though as the people begin to realize what is going on, the ignorance of the situation can be seen as an empty void left in the world, cut open by the very same souls trying to save

Get Access
Related
Get Access