The Theme Of Ignorance In Fahrenheit 451

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“In a dark time, the eye begins to see.”
As demonstrated in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, when all is going well in a society and everyone is content and satisfied, people tend to be in a state of ignorance and bliss. However, when problems arise and all the negative aspects come to the surface, that is when people begin to recognize that things are, indeed, going terribly wrong. In a world that is filled with darkness, it only takes one courageous individual, Montag, to see the light and realize that he must stand up and make a difference.
When everything seems great, no one thinks about what may actually be wrong. This is because people only focus on their short-term satisfaction. They pay very little attention to how things will work out for them in the long run and only care about their current state of happiness. However, in fact, there are still many major problems that exist. Only in a time where society is becoming evidently corrupted, does anyone even consider these problems.
This concept is shown in the novel, because the times of turmoil result in a serious change in Montag’s mind. He suddenly is awakened. He now he sees things: things that are wicked and evil. He starts to understand, little by little, how wrongly the world has been living.
Montag, therefore, decides to take a stand. He
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Faber also shares a love of knowledge and learning, and wants to help Montag with his revolt against the government. Together they create a plot to destroy the plans of the “fire-fighters” who are hired to burn the houses of all those who own books illegally. They decide to plant books in the houses of the fire fighters, a trap so that all of them are framed and will end up killing one another. Also, Faber tries to make copies of the books that Montag has, so that more books still remain in the world and will not become
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