Online Meeting #27
themes
self determination - over the course of the novel Montag is a dynamic character who realizes he doesn't have to live the life he was on autopilot for, he gets to make choices about who he wants to be and what he wants to be in the world
materialism/capitalism - distracting themselves by how they really feel, buying things, watching TV screens (Mildred & her friends)
happiness/peace of mind - every character in the book is on the spectrum of truly happy and truly disturbed
independence - man vs society, man vs. man (Montag vs Beatty)
*censorship isn't really what the book is about
interpersonal connection (intimacy) - seen in how Mildred's friends in the way they describe their children, Clarisse in the way she describes her classmates, complete regard of human life, technicians who come and treat Mildred when she overdoses (they didn't really care as they smoked)
technology - futuristic setting (robotic dogs, earbuds), now they are everyday things in society. How technology takes away from people connecting
dystopian society - oppressive and miserable existence upon its members
techniques
extended metaphor (hands, for example)- example from The Great Gatsby "green light," in F451 it is the hands
narrative voice- 3rd person omniscient voice, detached and tells us what's happening, but also how people are thinking and feeling on the inside
Structure example:
Self-determination is the core theme
Characterization, extended metaphor, & figurative language
self determination - over the course of the novel Montag is a dynamic character who realizes he doesn't have to live the life he was on autopilot for, he gets to make choices about who he wants to be and what he wants to be in the world
materialism/capitalism - distracting themselves by how they really feel, buying things, watching TV screens (Mildred & her friends)
happiness/peace of mind - every character in the book is on the spectrum of truly happy and truly disturbed
independence - man vs society, man vs. man (Montag vs Beatty)
*censorship isn't really what the book is about
interpersonal connection (intimacy) - seen in how Mildred's friends in the way they describe their children, Clarisse in the way she describes her classmates, complete regard of human life, technicians who come and treat Mildred when she overdoses (they didn't really care as they smoked)
technology - futuristic setting (robotic dogs, earbuds), now they are everyday things in society. How technology takes away from people connecting
dystopian society - oppressive and miserable existence upon its members
techniques
extended metaphor (hands, for example)- example from The Great Gatsby "green light," in F451 it is the hands
narrative voice- 3rd person omniscient voice, detached and tells us what's happening, but also how people are thinking and feeling on the inside
Structure example:
Self-determination is the core theme
Characterization, extended metaphor, & figurative language
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