Prompt - What is the theme of Fahrenheit 451?
The theme of Fahrenheit 451 was elaborate. Its main concept revolved around destroying knowledge and the capacity to think individually. The society in Fahrenheit 451 lacked intelligence. Citizens were manipulated to not be able to think for themselves. In this manner the authority maintained control of its citizens. Montag was the representation of this authority, until he met Clarisse. Clarisse presented a different life that triggered change in Montag's way of thinking. This caused Montag to question his idealism and the society he lived in. With the influence of Clarisse, Montag began to dig deeper to solve why the authority do what they do to ban books. As Montag starts to learn the authorities motive he uncovers the truth and he realized that the authority burned books in order to control the citizen's knowledge. This society wanted to keep everyone the same, but suddenly change is beginning to happen. Montag started to change the course of his society's direction. I believe the theme of Fahrenheit 451 is that knowledge creates freedom.
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Claire Donovan-Suguitan
The theme of Fahrenheit 451 was elaborate. Its main concept revolved around destroying knowledge and the capacity to think individually. The society in Fahrenheit 451 lacked intelligence. Citizens were manipulated to not be able to think for themselves. In this manner the authority maintained control of its citizens. Montag was the representation of this authority, until he met Clarisse. Clarisse presented a different life that triggered change in Montag's way of thinking. This caused Montag to question his idealism and the society he lived in. With the influence of Clarisse, Montag began to dig deeper to solve why the authority do what they do to ban books. As Montag starts to learn the authorities motive he uncovers the truth and he realized that the authority burned books in order to control the citizen's knowledge. This society wanted to keep everyone the same, but suddenly change is beginning to happen. Montag started to change the course of his society's direction. I believe the theme of Fahrenheit 451 is that knowledge creates freedom.
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Claire Donovan-Suguitan
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