H-BAND: F451 (pp. 21-40)
Continue to look closely at language as you read this next section. Choose a line that stands out to you because of the WAY that Bradbury wrote it. You can ask a question or just explain why it stood out to you. Don't forget to also respond to a classmate's comment.
"It just doesn't seem right for you, somehow. He felt his body divide itself into a hotness and a coldness, a soft and hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding one upon the other." (24)
ReplyDeleteThis immediately stood out to me because it kind of shows how Montag feels about his job, it sounds like he doesn't really like his job but yet he does. This goes back to what we were talking about in class. In the beginning of the novel Bradbury tell us how Montag has this smile on his face but it never goes away, kind of like a smile that's not his but that's always on him. After Clarisse told him that it doesn't seem right for him, the way Bradbury described how Montag was feeling shows how he feels about his job, like there' this side that does like it but then there this side that doesn't, He says that Montag felt his body divide into a hotness and a coldness, a soft and hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding one upon the other.
The way I interpreted this passage was that Montag has two very different sides to him. One side of him does not want to defy the government and wants to keep his safe and secure place in society. The other side knows deep down that everything he stands for is morally wrong. He is ashamed and doesn't know what to do. These two sides of him clash in an uncomfortable way for him.
Delete"He tried to conjure up a face to fit the words, but there was no face" (22).
ReplyDeleteThis line stood out to me because it seemed like Montag can't really fake or hide anything from Clarisse. After Clarisse had rubbed the dandelion on Montag's chin, she told him that he wasn't in love with anyone, and if he was, it didn't show. It goes back to his happiness and how Clarisse had taken away his mask revealing his true self and she's done it again, but this time revealing that he's not in love. It seems like she's slowly figuring him out, bit by bit, as she continues to question him. Maybe Montag used to be in love but isn't anymore. Perhaps his love for Mildred has lessened over the years. Maybe he just never really loved anyone at all.
I definitely agree with you that by getting to now her better, Clarisse is going to reveal more and more about Montag. She may reveal things that he didn't even know about himself, like the fact that he's not in love. I think that this scares Montag. The feeling of being read, or studied by another person terrifies him. But at the same time, maybe he is fascinated by it. That would explain why he still wants to see her.
DeleteI also agree. I was going to write my blog about this because this line also stood out to me. Also the line before it when he says "I am, very much in love!" the exclamation point shows how he sort of meant it but couldn't find a face to to prove that he meant it.
DeleteI agree completely and want to elaborate, in class we talked about how he has these masks that he says he can put on and off as he choses. Around Clarrise no matter how hard he tries these masks seem to vanish because she sees the real him, unlike around his wife where he can successfully put on masks and become a completely different, unhappy person.
Delete"Beatty was looking at him as if he were a museum statue. At any momnet, Beatty might rise and walk about him, touching, exploring his guilt and self-conciousness." (30)
ReplyDeleteSince meeting Clarisse, Montag has been especially paranoid and concious of how other people view him. He's always wondering if people can tell that he's questioning the government in his mind. This passage from the book indicates his extreme paranoia. The language Montag uses shows that he views himself as no more than a "museum statue" in his society. That is, he knows that he is unoriginal and no better than any of the other firemen. He also feels very guilty having these thoughts that Clarisse put into his mind, which makes him feel uncomfortable all the time. He thinks that at any moment, someone could take a look at him and discover his inner thoughts.
I agree. It seemed like Montag was afraid of Beatty figuring him out. Montag probably just wants to fit in with everyone else and doesn't want to seem different. I also agree with the fact that he doesn't really want to open up or let anyone in on his thoughts.
DeleteYes, when I read this part of the book, I definitely though that Montag was extremely paranoid. I think Montag was not only paranoid about the government finding out that he was curious and questioning them, but I think he is also nervous for himself because he doesn't trust/know what lengths he might go to to figure things out. Also, he might be too scared to know the truth. This leads me to question and wonder what might happen if they did find out he was questioning them, what would happen? Does he not feel safe anymore, did he every feel safe?
Delete“She made the empty rooms roar with accusation, and shake down a fine dust of guilt that was sucked in their nostrils as they plunged about.”(37)
ReplyDeleteThis line really stood out to me because it seems to portray the true feelings that the firemen are having, deep down, about the work they are doing. Not only are they destroying valuable things when they go about burning books, but they are also damaging people (emotionally and physically). Bradbury writes that the woman’s silent presence shook “down a fine dust of guilt that was sucked in their nostrils,” which to me embodies the fact that the firemen like to present themselves as strong people, yet there is a very small hint of guilt in their ways, hidden inside them. Although they pretend they love what they do, and pretend they undeniably believe in the burning of books, there is a part of them that somehow realizes the bad they are doing- a part of them that is vulnerable to guilt. Bradbury writes that they “plunged about”, and this word choice also makes it seem that in order to compensate for this feeling of culpability, the firemen feel the need to hastily and somewhat carelessly do their job.
This is really great personification. In this case, he makes the walls sound angry, as if they are trying to tell the firemen that what they are doing is wrong. The rooms roar with accusation, and this is the first time, because of Clarisse, that Montag realizes the problems with what he does as an occupation.
DeleteI really like when you said that there is a part of them which is vulnerable to guilt. When I read this part, it reminded me of this quote "A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering." I took this quote to my heart and viewed it as a crime. This made me visualize a bird trying to fly, but it can't. What's worse than cutting a birds wings off. This is a crime compared to burning books
DeleteI really like when you said that there is a part of them which is vulnerable to guilt. When I read this part, it reminded me of this quote "A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering." I took this quote to my heart and viewed it as a crime. This made me visualize a bird trying to fly, but it can't. What's worse than cutting a birds wings off. This is a crime compared to burning books
Delete"I'm still crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it." (19 in the big book, 22 in the class book)
ReplyDeleteThe way that Bradbury wrote this really stood out to me because he's making Clarisse sound abrupt and choppy with her speech. Earlier in the book, Montag describes her as gentle and fragile. Bradbury and Montag are basically portraying her differently. Maybe it's because Bradbury knows her better. After all, he created her. He knows every little bit of her personality. Montag is captivated by her beauty and innocence before really talking to her. And when he does get to know her better, he becomes incredibly confused. Montag doesn't know how to think of her, while Bradbury knows exactly what is going to happen to her.
I was going to use this quote because it really stood out to me, I agree with you completely Bradbury definitely knows this character, after all he did create her. I agree that Montag is captivated by Clarisse's beauty and innosence though I dont really see her as an innocent person more like just a person who speaks her mind out. She kind of reminds me of Holden.
Delete"You weren't hurting anyone, you were only hurting things! And since things really couldn't be hurt, since things felt nothing....there was nothing to tease your conscience later."
ReplyDeleteBradbury writes this with passage about burning books with an optimistic tone on purpose. He does this in order to show how brainwashed people have become in this setting, Montag and the firemen have no real sense of whether what they are doing is righteous or not. They are happily burning books and houses with a clean conscience because they think since noone is physically being harmed, just objects, it is ok. When in reality, the books they burn are peoples sense of value, its the one thing in which they have to work to achieve instead of just having some appliance do it for them. In this futuristic society, independence is insanity. This quote written by Bradbury really embodies the saying we talked about in class; "ignorance is bliss".
Your analysis of this quote contrasts well with the analysis I made of the quote I chose. I definitely agree with your point that the burning of these books seems to mentally effect and somewhat damage the owners of the books, and it seems that the firemen do not care to realize this. Yet in the quote I chose, (“She made the empty rooms roar with accusation, and shake down a fine dust of guilt that was sucked in their nostrils as they plunged about.”(37)), it appears that the firemen sense that deep down they are doing something wrong- they just choose to ignore this feeling of guilt, most likely because they want, like you said, a 'clean conscience'. In reality they just come across as in denial.
Delete"Books bombarded his shoulders, his arms, his upturned face. A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering. In the dim, wavering light, a page hung open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon." (34)
ReplyDeleteThe writing in this passage is absolutely beautiful. Ray Bradbury is able to compare something as simple as a book to a white pigeon or a snowy feather without it sounding stressed or like he's trying to hard. I think the reason he's able to do this is because he is writing it from the perspective of someone who is experiencing the "lack" of it. Montag has never read one of these books and never experienced reading a good book. So, now that he is facing this book, Bradbury has chosen to shed it into a majestic light because it isn't a normal thing to Montag.
The language in this quote is really outstanding. I agree with what you said about Bradbury comparing something as lifeless as a book to something that is as full of energy and life as a flapping white pigeon. I think that he described the burning book this way to show the ignorance of Montag and how he knows little about books, other than burning them. I really liked your explanation for this quote.
DeleteThe language used in this passage is quite amazing because of it's great use of poetic style phrases. In the story I often see amazing, elaborate, and elegant descriptions by Montag, but his personality seems to hold him back from saying these things and expressing them. Bradbury's choice to use the words really describe a great revelation that Montag has and the words really describe a new experience and a sense of freedom and represented by the pigeon, a creature that is free to fly and move about.
DeleteThis line also stood out to me. The way that Bradbury describes the books reminds me of the way he described Clarisse, light, white, free, and majestic in a sense. I wondered what about the book made it seem obedient like a bird. I also thought it was interesting how for the first time in the book so far, Bradbury personifies the books and make them seem like art.
Delete"The pawn was then tossed in the incinerator. A new game began." (25)
ReplyDeleteThese two sentences stood out to me because it immediately reminded me of Montag's job. It resembled that, for each fire he started, he would burn the books and watch them "die" and then the cycle would start all over again.This quote also made me wonder that Guy Montag's fireman job is just a ongoing cycle of a game, with it's only purpose to burn innocent books for no apparent reason.
I totally agree. Also, Ray Bradbury writes about how books are things, and books can't feel being burned. However there's a lot of personification in this book, and you can tell Montag is noticing that there might be a consequence for burning the books.
Delete"Everyone watched Montag. He did not move" (32).
ReplyDeleteThis line stood out to me because of how short it is. You can feel how tense it was in that room. Clearly people aren't used to firemen questioning them. This also makes me really curious about why books are banned in the first place. Also, they keep mentioning "old times". This makes me wonder how long this "book ban" thing has been going on.
I agree with you in so many ways. Tense is the first word I think of in this part to the book. Montag might also be taken back by being questioned at this time because he isn't used to being questioned in a case like this, with the people he was with.
Delete"When I talk, you look at me. When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. The others would never do that. The others would walk off and leave me talking." (23).
ReplyDeleteI find this line to be very interesting in the way that Bradbury decides to create this repetition. I see this repetition as a way to add emphasis to her words. In our class discussion, we recognized Clarisse as a "mystical or magical" representation of a human being. The way Bradbury set up her dialogue gives a more beautiful and elegant way of speaking than Montag's short choppy sentences. Clarisse has this thirst for knowledge and Montag has this awful reality of adulthood and that is shown to be displayed in the way that they speak. Their personalities as given by Bradbury are well written by Bradbury.
I agree with you. When Clarisse speaks, it's more elegant and different from the way Montag speaks. Montag likes a routine, "has to do" kind of life. He seems to like sort of a yes or no type of person. Whereas Clarisse always seems to find much more in things than other people.
DeleteI agree with you both. Clarisse does give us the personality that is needed change the government. In the words, she is different than most characters in the book. Yet, that potentially puts her in a dangerous position. For example, somebody who thinks differently than others in "Fahrenheit 451" is seen as something that should be burned. If Clarisse were to rise to highly political position, she could very well change the world or be an addition to all the remains of the millions of books burned to ashes.
Delete"And then, very slowly, as he walked, he tilted his head back in the rain, for just a few moments, and opened his mouth..." (21).
ReplyDeleteRight before this moment, Montag was talking to his wife and she asked him if he ever opened his mouth to taste the rain. I've seen so far in this book that Montag is trying to become a better person by thinking about what other people say to him, trying to do them, and hoping that can help. Later in the book he is with Clarisse and she says his laugh is much better than before. Even though this is very small, I feel Bradbury put this in to show growth in his character, and didn't just put that in for the fun of it.
This line also stood out to me because I love the way Ray Bradbury subtly hints that Guy tries what Clarisse is doing without saying t directly. This is also a good line because it shows that Montag is warming up to Clarisse's ideas and gives the readers a little foresight into what is going to happen later in the story.
DeleteThis line stood out to me as well. Not only for your reasons but when he opens his mouth to taste the rain, he is being different. When he is asked if he has every tasted the rain, he abruptly says no and disregards the question. However, this question leads to curiosity and he finally decides to feed his curiosity.
Delete"One two three four five six seven days. As many times he came out of the house and Clarisse was there..." (28)
ReplyDeleteI like the way the author wrote this. I think this helps emphasize how seeing Clarisse everyday is strange, but important. Seeing Clarisse and walking with her to the subway became a routine for Montag. When Clarisse didn't show up, it was different and Montag felt as if his routine has been disturbed. When the patterns of the number was broken, it shows how Montag felt as if something was missing.
"He felt his body divide into a hotness and a coldness, a softness and a hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding one upon the other" (24)
ReplyDeleteI like the way Bradbury wrote this line because it describes Guy differently than most authors. It also shows how he is not as bad as Bradbury made him seem in the beginning. By saying "the two halves grinding one upon the other" Bradbury is comparing the good and "bad" half of Montag. That is why this is one of the more interesting lines I have read so far.
'''Go on,' said the woman, and Montag felt himself back away and out the door, after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track of some evil snail." (39).
ReplyDeleteI liked the way this was written. Bradbury, earlier in the book, compared the smell of kerosene to a signature perfume, however, he is now comparing it to the "track of some evil snail." Obviously, the evil of this snail is not because of the kerosene but the meaning behind it, and I think that this going to continue to come up in the book and become a theme. I also thought that it was interesting that Bradbury chose to say that Montag "felt himself" back away and out the door, instead of just backing away and out the door. His language choice almost shows that it was something else moving Montag out the door and not himself.
I agree with you completely and i would also like to add that the way Bradbury writes it is so descriptive that you can almost see it and you can understand exactly what he means. His use of imagery makes sense in the way its placed for example with the "track of the evil snail" you see and understand what he means. In addition i feel like Montag is going through a very large change in his daily life because he is becoming more daring and understanding of the evils he is surrounded by, in his daily life. This can all be contributed to Clarisse and he very interesting questions and points of views and she seems to be a very influential person to him. At the start of the book when she asks him if he ever reads the books he burns he quickly says that its agains the law but he even goes to lengths of taking a book from the house they were at, this shows a very big change in Montag.
Delete"A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering. In the dim, wavering light, a page hung open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon"(37). This stood out to me because it shows how good Bradbury is able to use a simile without making it sound complicated or cleshay. When he says, "A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering", it shows that the book lit with the pages fluttering like a pigeons wings when its getting ready to fly.
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ReplyDelete"He almost turned back to make the walk again, to give her time to appear. He was certain if he tried the same route, everything would work out fine." (pg. 32)
This line stands out to me because I noticed that Guy really likes Clarisse as a person. At first I thought that he might have been annoyed by her because she took away his "mask", but then I realized that he is okay with the fact that she did that. Later on, Guy also says to his coworkers, "I--I've been thinking. About the fire last week. About the man whose library we fixed. What happened to him?" (33). Now, thanks to Clarisse, Guy is noticing things that he wouldn't have noticed or thought of before. So far, Clarisse is a very important character because she is an eye-opener for Guy. She helped Guy realize he was not happy with his life, that he may not be in love, and that there is more to life than your job.
I agree with you and I also wrote about how Clarisse has changed his views on things. Now instead of just accepting everything, Montag actually starts to question things and ideas. He notices things that are out of the norm and gets to thinking. Clarisse has definitely opened up a new view of this world for him.
DeleteIt's true that Clarisse has a very positive affect on Montag. This is even shown when she states "Your laugh sounds much nicer than it did... Much more relaxed" (29). Montag is able to be himself around Clarisse because she is not judgmental. She is not like every one else and her care free curiosity is what makes her both approachable to Montag and even possibly frightening- being that some of her thinking is probably not what the government wants. She has become a very essential piece in his life and her absence is very much felt.
Delete"Montag hesitated. "Was--- was it always like this? The firehouse, our work? I mean, well once upon a time..." (34)
ReplyDeleteThis quote stood out to me because the way Ray Bradbury wrote it depicted that Montag was questioning the purpose of firemen. He said "once upon a time" and that led me to think of fairy tales. Usually in fairy tales there is a happy ending like how firemen take out fires and save the day. Yet, here instead they are starting fires and burning books. It seems like Clarisse has taken a tole on Montag and has got him questioning his view on the world.
"That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman. It just doesn't seem right for you, somehow" (24).
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the novel, Montag says that it's a pleasure to burn; that it's a pleasure to see things change. The quote relates back to his love of burning because he is afraid of change. However, he craves change. Montag contradicts himself every time he does his job. He makes a change and is well aware of that change. As a substitution for a personal change, he is using Clarrise as a visual for change because not only is he afraid of change, he is afraid of himself.
" that rich!" Stoneman and Black drew forth their rule books which also contained brief histories of the Fireman of America... First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin" (34)
ReplyDeleteThis passage stood out to me for two reasons. The first reason is the fact that their society is so bent on making sure people don't know the truth that the firemen believe that Benjamin Franklin was the first ever firemen. this proves that their influence on history goes way back and that they have gone through great lengths to make sure people don't find out the truth. The second reason this stood out to me is because throughout the book Guy Montag speaks about the fact that he burns books. It never occurred to me that there were books out there that they were allowed to read. Of course, as we can see, these books are corrupted. The government only wants their people to know what they want their people to know and that knowledge is a lie
I agree with you. These people are being lied to by the government about history, making them believe things that aren't true. I just really want to know why. Why lie to the people and why make reading certain books against the law?
Delete"They kill each other. Did it always use to be that way? My uncle says no...I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I'm afraid. My uncle said his grandfather remembered when children didn't kill each other... They believed in responsibility" (30).
ReplyDeleteThis quote really caught my attention because i feel like this sort of represents Bradbury's writing as a whole. Bradbury in his writing often see's or shows children being the danger and the cause of the problems which is being shown in the quote and because of the children the society is affected as well. To add on, this could also represent our current society because many children and young adults have been acting rather more irrationally that before, becoming more violent, and less conscious of other people. Today many of them Drink, smoke, and just don't care which isn't very good and with their actions many others are influenced and want to do the same because it is considered "cool". But back then the children prided themselves on responsibility and respecting others, which is what i believe Bradbury is trying to portray in this quote. In addition it could might as well be the lack of knowledge and common sense that is causing the children to act this way because later on in the book it states that they don't learn both History or English which are two very important subjects that cannery much shape a person, so it very we'll could be this "lack" that inspires them to be dangerous and unruly.
I completely agree with what your saying here. Why would kids be more hostile in this futuristic society? Because they are in a sense ignorant. As you said, they lack common knowledge that can only be obtained through living without the being led along a rope by technology. With an absence of basic knowledge comes also an absence of morals and knowing right from wrong. How can you blame kids for killing, they have never felt real responsibility due to the technology around them, so the decisions made are bound to be irrational.
Delete"A book lit, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering."
ReplyDeleteThis quote really stood out to me just because of its language. Besides, this quote also just goes with flow. When I read this quote, I compared a bird unable to fly and a book which can't be read. What's really the difference between them. A bird that can't fly has no point of living. And this gives pain to the bird. Books that can't be read gives pain to the society. Without books, there's no living. This is what I interpreted from this quote.
"That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow." (21, 60th Anniversary Edition)
ReplyDeleteIn this specific piece of text enhances our view on Clarisse and what she symbolizes in Montag's life since she just opened up a whole different view on his life and the dystopian society. The fact that the author decided to three commas in one sentence to explain one simple idea shows how elaborate the language is and is just like how a real person talks. The language in the quote enhances the meaning of what Clarisse is trying to say because it shows confusion, and stumbling on how she feels about Montag. When the author decided to end off the with the word 'somehow' to show that Clarisee wasn't finished with what she said and shows that she cannot explain what she is feeling. This gives a greater depth in the quote and this is why this line stands out to me.
I think that this quotation is a major turning point for Montag and the story. He is beginning to realize he is different from the others too. She says his laugh is more relaxed and he looked up at the moon unlike others would. He is changing and is becoming more like Clarisse. Also, when Montag looks at the other firemen and begins to see that they all look the same and are a mirror reflection of each other I think that he is seeing that they are all formed and adapted to the society. The fact that Clarisse is seeing this and bringing it to his attention his eyes are open to the fact that he is changing.
Delete"Have you ever smelled old leaves? Don't they smell like cinnamon? Here. Smell?" (29)
ReplyDeleteWhenever Ray Bradbury brings up conversation between Clarrise and Montag she's always introducing him to things he's never thought about. This quote is one example of how Clarrise really makes Montag think about the things around him even if they are small. She questions him about not having children something that he had not thought about. In theory Clarrise keeps Montag on his toes she keeps him feeling young even though he says he feels old. I think he looks forward to seeing her because the things she says and does are not habitual like everything else in his life.
I completely agree with you and the fact that Clarrise introduces Montag to something completely new in his life. The quote that I used, "That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow." (21, 60th Anniversary Edition) Completely agrees with you in the fact that Clarrise introduces Montag with things that he is not familiar to. Montag is not used to this and he still follows through at this specific setting and starts to wonder of how his life differed from what reality actually is. His life is centered on his job, but he does not stop to think what he's missing out on or what he can change. Clarrise is a life changer to Montag. When you said that he looks forward to what Clarrise tells him about things she experienced this is shown through the language too because he never interrupts her, and follows through to what she says.
Delete"That's sad...because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that's all it can ever know" (27).
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite quotations of this reading. It stood out to me because i thought that Montag without realizing is comparing himself to the hound. Referring to it as "sad" and a "shame" shows that the programmed dog will only ever know one way of life. Like the programmed human in Montag's society is only set to believe in one history. He is a fireman whose job is too burn books and this he has never questioned, however, through analyzing the hound he is explaining how he is has the same conflict within himself. This also reminded me of the quote written at the beginning of the book, "If they give you ruled paper, write the other way"-Juan Ramon Jimenez. Montag has been writing along the lines his whole life, he begins to "write the other way" when he encounters Clarisse and examines this mechanical hound. He is beginning to realize things that everyone else seems to blindly accept. He does not want to be tied down by the society that has brainwashed him anymore. He will break free from it's grasp and discover things that will change him for the better.
Is Montag going to tell the other firemen his feelings thinking he can trust him?
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What would the firemen do to him if they find out?
I completely agree with this, Montag is realizing how very flawed the society, that he is living in, is. Clarisse tells him about how children kill each other all the time and it seems to make no difference and nobody tries to stop it. Montag is not like the other firemen he is self aware, he has a conscious. The other firemen are robots, they don't think for themselves but instead do what they are told.
Delete" That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman. It just doesn't seem right for you, somehow." (pg. 24)
ReplyDeleteThis quote, in my opinion, is a real turning point in the book. Not only does Clarisse open Montag's eyes to many things, but she pushes him to push himself. Before saying this line, Clarisse talks about how normal firemen don't listen to her and don' look at her when she's talking, but Montag does. She also goes on to say that no one has time for anyone else anymore. Which leads me to think that, maybe, in their world people are assigned to do something, nothing more, nothing less. The firemen, in this book, burn things, like books. When she describes how he listens and pays attention to her she says that he's nothing like firemen. Are firemen only supposed to be cold and shut away so they can do their single task, to burn books.
"Established 1790, to burn English-influenced books in the Colonies. First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin."
ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury uses a lot of foreshadowing in his writing, he reveals things very slowly and without telling the reader directly. He leaves a great deal of room for the reader to think about the setting and the events that have taken place before he reveals. For example in the first few paragraphs without him directly saying it I knew that it was some time in the future and it was set in a dystopian society. This quote is showing the lies that the government have been telling the people. The firemen in this society instead of putting out fires they are the ones who set them. Bradbury shows what is happening instead of telling.
"They said nothing on the way to the firehouse (40)."
ReplyDeleteI feel like Bradbury might have included this line specifically, because he wanted to demonstrate how something as little as this can represent the world "Fahrenheit 451" portrays. For example, the government doesn't tell much to the society and if they do, it's not always true. The fireman play the biggest role in this book, because they represent the world as it should never be. They bring out the dystopia that can be triggered by the governmental power. Nothing in this world seems to be as it should. However, that may be the exact opposite of what the government may think.