Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?
The main current situation which relates to the novel is that most of our everyday people of a nation simply abide by the rules in which they are given. Most of them do not even think about if there were something wrong with the structure or rules, but just go along with them because they were born that way. Those who do think about it, they might believe something is not right, but most of them refuse to do anything, either because they are lazy or they are scared. It is a similar situation in Fahrenheit 451, just more severe because in the Fahrenheit 451 setting, all the people have been brainwashed by the lies of the government, and they simply comply to whatever suits them good, which is pleasure, by means of technology. Nobody seeks true information or history, until Guy Montag learns on how to think for himself. He questions the reality of the corrupted world and seeks true knowledge. Although the community does not cooperate with him at first, he manages to escape the lies and he finds the truth, the knowledge, which is what he truly was seeking. People in our world today can be like Guy Montag, and simply need to get off their butts and try, think, and apply.
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2 comments:
Daniel has made some good points here that made me agree with him very strongly. He said people today are "brainwashed" by the stupid lies of the government and they just choose to do what's good and easy for them. While they are supposed to do things by themselves, the techonology that has improved is doing all the work for them. I think people today should get over with all the lies and try to seek the truth and the knowledge because that will make their lives happier and more meaningful.
I agree with what you said. I also think that people are refuse to do anything because they and scared and lazy. These days society lowly changes like the society in the novel. I think it is very important as what you said that people should simply need to get off their butts and try, think, and apply.
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