Montag grows increasingly dissatisfied with his life and starts to wonder if perhaps books aren’t so bad. He relies on an old ex-professor named Faber that agrees to work with Montag against the government. Faber says at one point, “Those who don’t build, burn.” What Faber is saying is similar to an old saying- "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem." This basically means that people who aren't willing to help or contribute to a group or a society are the ones more likely to make it worse or bring it down, which is what the whole society is doing, for instance the many superficial relationships in the novel, and other real life examples. The novel has numerous examples of superficial relationships, which goes along with what Faber said.
Bradbury uses the symbol of fire to describe much of what is happening to the protagonist. Throughout the novel, he depicts himself as someone who is “dead”. This is portrayed in the quote Granger states to Montag: “Welcome back from the dead (150).” This quote illuminates the dynamic characters past life. A man that consumes himself with ignorance, and a person who is overwhelmed by his wife, and the constant battle to save books. Montag is an humble character that has to deal with people with suicidal problems, and self-righteous people preventing others from receiving the knowledge from books.
Fahrenheit 451 Throughout Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, the main character, Guy Montag, conveys a sense of closed mindedness. What he is told or what he is shown is, to him, considered the right and only way. His burning of the books, his incapability to think beyond what has been taught to him. Yet, this comes to a screeching halt when he bumps into the young, seventeen year old Clarisse McClellan, a lady who is not afraid to think outside of the box and has no problem doing it. After Clarisse disappears from Montag’s life, he soon finds someone else to fill in her missing spot, Professor Faber.
The similar fear of the state's abuse of power and technology at the expense of human individuality present within these novels speaks to the relevance of these novels within their historical context and their usefulness for awakening people to the horrendous consequences of their ignorance. Eventually all the alienated characters come before some prophesising hand of the government who is ready to rationalize the right and duty of the government to possess such control over its people. In 1984 this is during the torture of Winston for his crime of not loving Big Brother. Orwell then reveals the horrors of an advanced dystopia through O’Brien such as the death of the individual, "Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind.
May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?" * “Lizzie was least dear to her of all her daughters.” JA * [Mrs Bennet] “She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. “(Ch. 1) JA * “Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him” * “You never see a fault in anybody.
“Can we be men and make an irresponsible ignorance responsible for everything?” (123) In Bartleby’s case, his ignorance and apathy are largely responsible for his eventual death. He regresses mostly by choice. He is ultimately in control of his situation and outcome. J.B., on the other hand, has no control over the sudden, tragic events that have consumed his life. He actively searches for answers to the unexplainable tragedies he experiences.
Imagine a hopeless society where everyone was brainwashed with meaningless technology, books were strictly forbidden, and the true meaning of life was long forgotten. For Montag, that is society was very real. The central idea of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, conveyed by the themes of the sections — awakening, seeking knowledge and truth, and rebirth— is that independent thought can help to overcome great obstacles, which is what leads Montag to step away from the wasteland of modern society to where he truly wanted to be. The first section, “The Hearth and the Salamander”, is where Montag begins to break away from being like an average person in society. The hearth has long been a comforting symbol of home.
Accordingly, the way in which he carried himself is reflected from his own interpretation of outer world experiences. The inner nature of his existence is the main cause for the rapturous feelings of greatness which were projected from the inner depths of his despair. For only the defendant has allowed himself to feel a triumphant joy which helped him to recreate meaning into his otherwise troubled life with an act of murder. Since most of his life has revolved around acts of violence and neglect he inwardly embodied these notions than projected these strange feelings outwards towards other people because he did not understand why they happened. The purpose in doing this was to make him believe that he could deprive himself of all sorrows by forcing others to feel the way he has felt in the past.
In a harsh world of collectivism and control, it is hard to stand out. The people, restricted with so many laws, are not even able to say the word “I.” This is the place Equality 7-2521 calls home. Ayn Rand’s incredible novella Anthem describes one man’s journey and emancipation from a totalitarian society. Equality 7-2521’s whole life has been dictated by the pronoun “we.” In a community where individualism is banned, Equality 7-2521 is forced to believe his preferential thoughts and thirst for knowledge is a curse. When he cannot take the persecution and controlling leaders anymore, Equality 7-2521 gets the courage to reject his collective society to pursue his own life.
You are a great man.” Varinka kisses Byelinkov and is still happy that she can call herself his wife. Byelinkov is worried about the great deal of responsibility that comes with marrage, he does not think that he can provide her with all the things she needs. Varinka is not worried about that she is like a kid that has a favorite toy, she does not care if it is broken or dirty she just knows that she has a connection with it, and it is her best friend. In this situation Byelinkov is scared he cannot push through that so he