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Fahrenheit 451 Themes

Fahrenheit 451 Themes. Theme Chart Notes. Theme Topic: Knowledge vs Ignorance. Firemen destroy knowledge (books) Government promotes ignorance What is critical thinking? Challenging ideas rather than accepting them Look for the contrast between Faber and Captain Beatty

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Fahrenheit 451 Themes

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Themes Theme Chart Notes

  2. Theme Topic: Knowledge vs Ignorance • Firemen destroy knowledge (books) • Government promotes ignorance • What is critical thinking? • Challenging ideas rather than accepting them • Look for the contrast between Faber and Captain Beatty • Look for Montag’s journey from ignorance to enlightenment • What is enlightenment you say?

  3. Theme Topic: Government Control/ Conformity • Government Control – The government seeks to control the people by making them ignorant of their history • How could this be a form of control? • Conformity – In this fictional world it is highly prized to be the SAME. • No one is allowed to have individual thoughts • Interestingly this is SELF-ENFORCED by the citizens...hmmmm, sound familiar? • What are some similarities to our modern society?

  4. Theme Topic: Over-reliance on Technology • TV and electronics are the enemy (even though they seem like amazing advancements that we’d all enjoy)! • The argument for the advanced technology is that people are HAPPIER when they DON’T have to THINK! • Sound familiar? I love a good Kardashian episode...don’t you? • What are the problems with becoming too overly reliant on technology? • Look for these for your theme chart

  5. Theme Topic: Man vs Natural World • Think about “There Will Come Soft Rains” • Who won? Man or the Natural World? • Who ultimately has more control? • Man = Technology/government/conformity • Natural World = engagement/truth/living • What is our life cycle? How does technology work to eliminate the natural cycle of life?

  6. Theme Topic: Dissatisfaction • Are you really happy? • Everyone in this novel seems to be happy...they have what we all want! The best that money can buy in technological advances! • Watch TV all day, have food made for them at any time, drive cars as fast as they want • Sounds like a dream right? Or is it?

  7. Theme Topic: Violence • The futuristic world of Fahrenheit 451 is violent • They have no respect for human life • Violence is an outlet for pent-up emotions • Why do you think this is? As we read, and consider how the other themes relate to this theme...is there a problem here?

  8. Theme Topic: Censorship • No one is able to think independently • If they have an original idea, it is quelled immediately – They may be put in jail or sent to a doctor for psychological help • This is connected to books....but don’t let that bother you (even if you don’t love to read)...the problem is NO ONE IS ABLE TO SPEAK HIS/HER MIND! (Books are merely symbolic of this problem!)

  9. Theme Chart pgs. 3-14

  10. Theme Chart pgs. 14-28

  11. Theme Chart pgs. 28-42

  12. Theme Chart pgs. 42-53

  13. Theme Chart pgs. 53-68

  14. Theme Chart pgs 68-80

  15. Theme Chart 80-93

  16. Theme Chart 93-107

  17. Theme Chart pg 107-121

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