THEMETHEMEFahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451

Mr. GurgenMr. Gurgen

Period 6Period 6

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Television taking over Television taking over people livespeople lives

P.74P.74

““Well wasn’t there a wall between him and Well wasn’t there a wall between him and Mildred, when it came down to it? Literally, Mildred, when it came down to it? Literally, not just one wall but, so far three! And not just one wall but, so far three! And expensive too!”expensive too!”

P. 50P. 50

““How long you figure, before we save up and How long you figure, before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth TV get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth TV put in?... If we had a fourth wall why it’d be put in?... If we had a fourth wall why it’d be just like this room wasn’t ours at all”just like this room wasn’t ours at all”

P.164P.164

“ ‘“ ‘One! Two!’ He felt the city rise. ‘Three.’ He One! Two!’ He felt the city rise. ‘Three.’ He felt the city turn to its thousands of doors. felt the city turn to its thousands of doors. ‘Four.’ The people sleepwalking in their ‘Four.’ The people sleepwalking in their hallways. ‘Five.’ He felt their hands on the hallways. ‘Five.’ He felt their hands on the door knobs! ... ‘Six, Seven, Eight’ The door door knobs! ... ‘Six, Seven, Eight’ The door knobs turned on five thousand doors. ‘Nine.’ knobs turned on five thousand doors. ‘Nine.’ … ‘Ten.’ The doors opened. He imagine … ‘Ten.’ The doors opened. He imagine thousands on thousands of faces peering into thousands on thousands of faces peering into yards,…”yards,…”

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Ignorance is bliss, Thinking Ignorance is bliss, Thinking is painis pain

P.106P.106

““Maybe they’re right maybe its best not to face Maybe they’re right maybe its best not to face things, to run have fun”things, to run have fun”

P.101P.101

““It is because we’re having so much fun at It is because we’re having so much fun at home we’ve forgotten the world.”home we’ve forgotten the world.”

P.115P.115

“… “… the firemen are rarely necessary. The the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord. public itself stopped reading of its own accord. You firemen provide a circus now and then at You firemen provide a circus now and then at which buildings are set off and crowds gather which buildings are set off and crowds gather for the pretty blaze…”for the pretty blaze…”

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Utopian Idea, Utopian Idea,

Dystopian outcomeDystopian outcome

P.123P.123

““Its always someone else's husband dies… Its always someone else's husband dies… I’ve never known any dead man killed in I’ve never known any dead man killed in war…”war…”

P.102P.102

“ “ I’ve heard rumors the world is starving, but I’ve heard rumors the world is starving, but we’re well bed. Is it true the world works hard we’re well bed. Is it true the world works hard and we play?”and we play?”

P.89P.89

““Colored people don’t like Little Black Colored people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it… Take your fight outside, Sambo. Burn it… Take your fight outside, better yet into the incinerator.”better yet into the incinerator.”

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