Fahrenheit 451 Freedom Analysis

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury uses freedom to show that it can affect emotion. The society as a whole is a distopia. Guy Montag, one of the main characters, figures out that corruption in the world and makes the right choice to avoid misfortune. Mildred, Guy Montag’s wife, is the complete opposite of Montag. She seems to have the worst misfortune and a horrible emotionless life. Without freedom things lose their sense of purpose. Without books there is no freedom in life. Mildred is a perfect example of a member of this distopian society. She always obeys the laws, never reads books, and suffocates on the inside. When Montag reads a poem to their guests Mrs. Bowles and Mildred are furious. Mrs. Bowles says, “that’s not right! We can’t do that!”(98). In this society people get very disturbed when the law is broken. When Mrs. Phelps starts sobbing after Montag reads the poem Mrs. Bowles starts yelling at Montag. Mrs. Bowles says, “I knew it would happen! I’ve always said poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness, all mush!”(101). Mrs. Bowles is furious at Montag for reading a poem and making Mrs. Phelps cry. After Mildred’s get to together Mildred and her friends turn Montag in to the fire…show more content…
Montag soon thinks after burning so many houses what is the big deal about books. “They fell like slaughtered birds and the woman stood below, like a small girl, among the bodies”(37). This is the reason Montag has the urge to read a book. He goes and talks to Beatty, Montag’s captain, about this urge. Beatty explains to Montag that this eventually infects all firefighters. Beatty tells him that it is ok for him to go and read one book. The only criteria is that he has to return within twenty-four hours because he stole it from a lady’s house. Montag gets home that day and reads a part of the bible. Having books against the law make people think differently about
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