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Discontent

Many of the major events in "Fahrenheit 451" were brought by Montag's discontent with his life, his marriage, and the society in which he lived. His dissatisfaction leads him to take action to change his life, and the unintellectual society he is a part of, by stashing books to read and study, which precedes the discovery of the books by the other firemen, the burning of Montag's home, the murder of Beatty, and Montag meeting exiled drifters just outside the city.

Modernization

Fahrenheit 451: Themes and Nuances

The world described in "Fahrenheit 451" is one that has modernized so much that technology is serving as a substitute for family, creative thinking, literature and most true, meaningful conversation. The government also uses the modernization of technology as a means for restricting public knowledge,

Censorship

Throughout "Fahrenheit 451," the censorship of knowledge is upheld by the government through the firemen, such as Beatty and Montag. In order to limit the public's general knowledge, firemen are appointed to not only douse books with kerosene and set them on fire, but to do the same with the houses that they are found in. The government in "Fahrenheit 451" takes drastic measures to promote 'peace' and 'happiness,' and most citizens within the society of that time cooperate with these tactics without question.

Knowledge vs. Peace & Ignorance

While books are written to promote knowledge, they are burned by the firemen of "Fahrenheit 451," which advocates for ignorance, but according to Beatty, encourages tranquility in society. The firemen burning the books are doing so on behalf of the government, in order to limit the people's knowledge and awareness of the world around them, despite claims that the true intention is to promote 'peace' and 'happiness.'

Liberty, and the Hardships It Takes to Protect It

Liberty-defined as being free in society from oppressive restrictions.

Though many of the citizens of the time in "Fahrenheit 451" do not realize it, their liberty is being violated with the book burnings taking place. The burnings, and the law that condones them, are oppressive and unjust with their restriction of knowledge. Montag, upon realizing this, begins stowing books away in his home, and eventually even kills Beatty with a flamethrower. After this, Montag endures a substantial amount of adversity with his precarious escape from the authorities pursuing him, and the death of his wife in the final chapter, "Burning Bright."

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