Bradbury is the writer who gives us, the reading audience, the main character of Guy Montag to follow in his life,not-so-far into the future.
My question is "Why?" or "What is Bradbury's purpose in having Montag wonder about his job as a fireman in the future?"
- The answer is the theme of the text.
- The definition of theme is a sentence which carries a universal message from the author to the audience about some aspect of being human.
- There are multiple messages, and the message you locate is often related to who you are as a reader.
- A writer's purpose is usually one of three--to inform, entertain, or to persuade--or it is a mix of all three in some combination.
- what we might learn from watching Montag's actions and having access to his interior thoughts so far.
- what we might find entertaining
- or what we might be persuaded to do or not do.
Follow up with a reason(s) why you think this might be Bradbury's purpose and/or a possible working theme by referring to the specific part(s) of the book by page number that inspired you to say so.
From watching Montag's actions and having access to his interior thoughts, so far, we might learn more about how Montag feels about his job and the world he is living in. Page 54 inspired me to say this because on this page Montag mentions that he wants to quit his job after he feels the hidden book under his pillow.
ReplyDeleteWe might find it entertaining that sense he has been a fireman he has enjoyed burning books, but once Clarisse shows up and he and the other firemen killed a woman, he thinks about his job and life differently. Page 27 influenced me to think about this because it is the first time in the book that Clarisse says something about Montag's job and he begins to think about his job.
We might be persuaded to think about Montag differently than we did when he liked his job because when he liked his job we thought he was strange for enjoying burning books, but now as he starts to think of burning books as a bad thing, we might think of him as a more thoughtful person. Pages 1 and 27 influenced me to think of this because on page 1 we find out that because that Montag enjoys burning books, while on page 27 we find out that he is starting to think differently about his job.
The theme of the story could be to take different perspectives and ideas about each situation.
So far we've learned in Fahrenheit 451 that is is never too late for change. Montag a guy who has been a costumed to his job as a firefighter out of the blue he contemplates on quitting. Before Clarisse he loved his job but after the events that happened he is starting to second guess his job. Now he might quit.
ReplyDeleteWe might find entertaining what is going to happen to Mildred. We know she's had a drug problem and is not agreeing with Montag recently. The quitting of Monags job might set Mildred off with a number of possible reactions. With the influence of Clarisse on Montag she might just have enough of it.
This story has persuaded us to think about the consequences of our actions. Since it's assumed that past has practically discarded books, they must of never thought that the burning books is a must. Years later books are in flames and people are being killed as a result of it. We must always think before we act.
My working theme thus far in the story, is that you should always think for yourself and stay true to your views. In this story, we see a lot of instances where people are somewhat letting others think for them. They go along with what seems right instead of deciding what is right for themselves. There's no more backbone. Everything is already thought out for you in this society. Everyone is following the same boring routine riddled with the same exact thought process, standards, and morals. No one is different from everyone else. A message that everyone can take from this story is that no matter what changes around you, you should stay true to what you believe. When you let everything else decide things for you, you lose yourself as a person of intellect and thought. You might as well be a robot.
ReplyDeleteMy working theme thus far in the story, is that you should always think for yourself and stay true to your views. In this story, we see a lot of instances where people are somewhat letting others think for them. They go along with what seems right instead of deciding what is right for themselves. There's no more backbone. Everything is already thought out for you in this society. Everyone is following the same boring routine riddled with the same exact thought process, standards, and morals. No one is different from everyone else. A message that everyone can take from this story is that no matter what changes around you, you should stay true to what you believe. When you let everything else decide things for you, you lose yourself as a person of intellect and thought. You might as well be a robot.
ReplyDeleteThe working theme of Fahrenheit 451 is its never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. Montag is a fireman that enjoys burning books in the beginning of the story. He likes the smell of kerosene. He meets Charisse and she makes him think about how happy he is. Several days later montag is called to burn books that a womans house. When they arrive the women refused to move. She pulled out a match and burned everything, including herself. Later that night montag starts to question himself. When the lady killed herself to die with her books, it showed montag how important books were. He doesn't enjoy burning books anymore. Montag wants to be happy. Montag makes us think about how we live today. We have to live everyday to the fullest and always be happy. We can't follow what others are doing, we have to create our own path and lead the way.
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