... elderly retired professor who helps Montag escape the city. He also serves as a mentor to Montag, teaching him what he knows about the value of books. On a metaphorical level, Faber symbolizes the tool of learning. This eventually leads to Montag realizing the true meaning of a book, and that a book ... this was all inspired by Clarisse's free spirit and individuality. Beatty is Montag's fire captain. Though he is well read, he chooses to burn books because he feels betrayed by them. Professor Beatty represents the mastermind behind governments censorship. He is not a robot like Montag,...

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... Montag and Clarisse McCellan are responsible for the change in Guy Montag. In the beginning of the story, Montag is a dignified fireman who burns books of people who own them. Montag sees nothing wrong with his occupation as he has kept the job for years and is proud of the job ... of Fahrenheit 451, there is a conversation between Clarisse Mccellan and Guy Montag. It appears that Montag sees nothing wrong with the job he keeps and the burning books has become the norm. "Its fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn ˜em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That's...

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... from the telescreens. They accept the figures of production, the two-minutes hate, and the idea of a "brotherhood" that is against Big Brother. The citizens of 451 accept burning books. They do not care and they do not question. As previously stated, the people blindly accept the "facts," whether true or not. Their minds are thus manipulated to not question ... . The Stranger. New York: Random House, 1988. Cohen, Jeff, and Norman Solomon. Through The Media Looking Glass. Monroe: Common Courage Press, 1995. Gitlin, Todd. Media Unlimited. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2001. Goldberg, Bernar...

• Word Count: 2537
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... by Ray Bradbury (Flamingo, 1993). In the preface, Bradbury himself states: "By this time we were deeply into the McCarthy period. McCarthy had bullied the Army into removing some "tainted" books from the overseas libraries Meanwhile our search for a magazine publisher to print portions of Fahrenheit 451 came to a dead end. No one wanted to take a chance on a novel about past ... how these futures can come about. Alex lives in a society that lacks individualism and opposition. Under the strict governmental rule ordinary citizens are deceived and numbed by television and drugs. Books and ...

• Word Count: 5247
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate