What are the similarities b/n the society presented in Fahrenheit 451 and present- day American Society?
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A decline in reading.\n\nAn increase in visual media that bypasses the critical thinking function that reading stimulates.\n\nA lack of awareness of history. When history is promoted, it is usually heavily edited to promote an agenda or to sensationalize it; source documents are ignored if they don't fit the plan. Literature classes are more likely to be selectively laced with politically correct readings which fit proper political indoctrination.\n(Anyone taken a Women Lit class that features writings by Ayn Rand? ---Just wondering...)\n\nAnd don't forget to do your drugs (or was that THX 1138?)\n\nWith cameras on every corner (1984), stem cell research and human cloning (Brave New World) and the disappearance of the written word (F. 451) it's no wonder that some of us old geezers feel like we're strangers living in a strange land....
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Americans believe in the pioneer mentality of rugged self-reliance and almost unlimited freedoms of speech and behavior. They eschew European stuff like the concept \nthat the State has collective rights and responsibilities that counterbalance the individual rights its own citizens e.g. responsibilities to provide education, medical care, welfare, prevent racial hatred, impose limits on unrestricted free speech, control ownership of weapons.\n\nNowhere more starkly restated than in US election-year rhetoric where you will see abstract nouns like 'responsibility', 'freedom', 'opportunity' thrown around a lot.\nIf you take the American point of view too far you get lunatics like Ayn Rand ('objectivism', the proposition that no-one has any obligations to anyone else under any circumstances, dressed up as some form of freedom).\n\nIt's always fascinating to have this conversation with Europeans and Americans and how see how their value systems are poles apart and not getting any closer.\n\nYou may be interested in reading the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political scientist and historian who toured the US 1820-1840 and wrote 'Democracy in America' (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840). \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tocqueville\nMany other writers have done the same, but de Tocqueville is remembered because he flattered Americans. Hagiography.\nYou won't hear many people proudly describing Kafka's America of anonymous downtrodden immigrants with few rights or freedoms.
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I think whomever told you about Fahrenheit 451 must have confused you with the subject of the story, since it is about books being outlawed and an individual who tries to save them.\n\nSeveral books have been banned in the U.S, among them James Joyce's Ulysses, considered one of the best novels of the 20th century. Many other books have been banned in smaller communities, even recently, anymore those tend to be isolated incedents, I'd like to think in this day and age State or Federal authorities wouldn't be able to wholesale ban something based on 1st amendment rights. The link below from the University of Pennsylvania outlines some bannings, not only in the United States but abroad as well.
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Remember, George Orwell was a Socialist, but hated Communism.  The animals were represenative of his feeling toward governments.  Also, the other person who answered had a good point.  Do your own homework.  That's a great book
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Yes. I taught the novel for several years in high school English (10th grade). Read it. You will love it!!! It is an amazing story of a young boy coming of age in the South at the turn of the 20th Century in a small town called Cold Sassy. Bigotry, prejudice, love, acceptance, and fulfillment are among its themes. I highly recommend it to you.
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Try something by Ray Bradbury himself.\n\nhttp://www.quotesplace.com/i/b/Ray_Bradbury#Fahrenheit_451:_Coda_1979
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Following are a few comparisons:\n\nIn common. . . . . . \n\nBoth were to honor those who gave their lives in the cause. With Pericles saying, “But I should have preferred that, when men's deeds have been brave, they should be honored in deed only, and with such an honor as this public funeral, which you are now witnessing.” And Lincoln saying, “But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract.\n\nBoth spoke to those who came before with Pericles saying, “I will speak first of our ancestors, for it is right and seemly that now, when we are lamenting the dead, a tribute should be paid to their memory. There has never been a time when they did not inhabit this land, which by their valor they will have handed down from generation to generation, and we have received from them a free state. But if they were worthy of praise, still more were our fathers, who added to their inheritance, and after many a struggle transmitted to us their sons this great empire. “ And then Lincoln saying, “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.“\n\nBoth spoke to carry on with Pericles saying, “To you who are the sons and brothers of the departed, I see that the struggle to emulate them will be an arduous one. For all men praise the dead, and, however preeminent your virtue may be, I do not say even to approach them, and avoid living their rivals and detractors, but when a man is out of the way, the honor and goodwill which he receives is unalloyed.”  Lincoln saying, “It is rather for us the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."\n\n\nIn terms of differences. . . . . \n\nLincoln’s speech was a one time thing and the Pericles’ speech was part of a custom of Athenians to hold an elaborate funeral for those killed in War. \n\nLincoln’s speech was only 235 words and Pericles’ speech was 2,811 words...
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Umm i read that book last year.... but maybe this can help \n\nWilliam Golding presented numerous themes and basic ideas that give the reader something to think about. One of the most basic and obvious themes is that society holds everyone together, and without these conditions, our ideals, values, and the basics of right and wrong are lost. Without society's rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light.\n\nGolding is also showing that morals come directly from our surroundings, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values.\n\nOther secondary themes include the following:\n\nPeople will abuse power when it's not earned. \n*When given a chance, people often single out another to degrade to improve their own security. \n*You can only cover up inner savagery so long before it breaks out, given the right situation. \n*It's better to examine the consequences of a decision before you make it than to discover them afterward. \n*The fear of the unknown can be a powerful force, which can turn you to either insight or hysteria. \n\n\nummm this is yahoo india, they read that book in india?
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jus read "DaVinci Code" by Dan Brown \nYou will get an idea of secret society.\nNormally they associate people for the welfare of the society.
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Because your school district and your teacher are to lazy to locate a book that pertains to issues of today and that children can relate to.  To kill a mocking bird is a excellent book, but for an adult, not a school age student. there are tons of books out their that are more "in touch" with today's society and that kids will actually learn from because they liked reading it.  Sorry you're stuck, maybe you can get some help with the homework on here.
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That was a very good answer- But the question is so broad and important nobody would have space to give it the space it deserves.  There is an absolutely fantastic book called "Guns, germs, and steel" that goes into the differential evolution of cultures and societies, and gives this a very good treatment, plus it's written very well and easy to read- My 12 yr old boy read and understood it very well, and even enjoyed it (not as much as "The day my butt exploded" but there ya go"
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How about talking about:\nSimilarities\nDifferences\nAre the book and movie more similar or different?\n\nOnce you have jotted down some notes in all of these areas, you can go back and start the intro paragraph with something like,\n\n"When comparing the book Flowers for Algernon [underline] and the movie "Charly,"\n\n* there are many similarities and only a few minor differences, making the movie a good adaptation of the book.\nOR\n*the two works differ so significantly that they are truly two different interpretations of the basic story of Charlie Gordon and Algernon.\n\nPick one depending on what you will be defending.
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http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/
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Well, you were a bit vague on the area of English this is for and what grade, but I did an English research paper on the evolution of horror stories and it was a success.  If you wanted something more physical to research, you may try the topic "Comic Books: Evolution of an Art Form" where you compare and contrast old comics with today's.\n\nGood luck
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Capitalism in Retrospect\nCE Ayres - Southern Economic Journal, 1943 - JSTOR \n\nCheck this out, if you haven't already. The quote is noted as intact within the article, and I'm sure it must be cited.\n\nInteresting quote and idea-- I'm surprised it's not more known. I don't have access to JSTOR or a library with this journal, so can't be sure of the reference. But the quotation is present in the text.
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how do you compare the lifestyle of today to your time period? \nwhat is your view on todays goverment compared to your time period?\ngas and economy?\nrace?\nwar?\nemployment?\nworld affairs?
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No, for the following reasons: (1) It is not pornographic (2) It is considered a classic of American literature (3) If there's one thing that American children need these days it is to read more and a book like The Catcher In The Rye is ideal to get teenagers reading.\n\nOnly a fascist society would ban a book like The Catcher In The Rye. Only a fascist society would want to suppress individuality to that extent. Has America become a fascist society?