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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. Symbol. Captain Beatty. Only figure of government seen in the novel Symbol The law; authority Beatty is the embodiment of authority; his actions and speech reinforce the need for society to be oppressed. Beatty. Theme: Conformity (mass exploitation) Oppression

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Symbol

  2. Captain Beatty • Only figure of government seen in the novel • Symbol • The law; authority • Beatty is the embodiment of authority; his actions and speech reinforce the need for society to be oppressed

  3. Beatty • Theme: • Conformity (mass exploitation) • Oppression • Indifference • Censorship • Complacency

  4. Books: Stolen • Symbol • Montag (he is a fugitive from the gov’t) • Desire: Montag’s desire for knowledge; a release fromoppression

  5. Books: Stolen • Themes: • “the pursuit of happiness” • Montag’s curiosity makes him realize how unhappy he is right now • By reading books, he hopes to gain happiness

  6. Clarisse • Symbol • Change • Catalyst • Happiness • Theme • ‘the pursuit of happiness’

  7. Clarisse • She is the opposite of Mildred • She is lively • She is a free-thinker • She observes the world around her • She cares about other people

  8. Mildred • Symbol • Status quo (Model Citizen) • Stagnation • ‘happiness’ • Theme • Complacency • Conformity • Indifference

  9. Mildred • She is intellectually dead • She has no individual thoughts • She observes the world as it arrives to her through the parlor walls • She does not care about other people

  10. Mildred: Indifference • Pg 19 (she doesn’t care that she overdosed) • Pg 43 (she doesn’t remember or care where she and Montag met) • Pg 47 (she doesn’t care that Clarisse is dead) • Pg 65 (she doesn’t care to hear Montag’s reasons to read books)

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