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Fahrenheit 451 Passage Analysis

This passage belongs to Fahrenheit 451. It occurs in the first part of the book, The Hearth and the Salamander, and it is the last conversation between two crucial characters in the novel: Clarisse McClellan and Guy Montag. The author, Ray Bradbury, is trying to criticise modern society through the words of Clarisse by using a serious tone about what he says. So as to make an emphasis in the intention of criticism, the author establishes a monologue in which Clarisse shows her negative opinion towards modern society. As she speaks she uses a serious tone, short sentences and colloquial words, consequently, this effect is created by the author in this part of the book.
In this extract, Ray Bradbury criticises modern society in various aspects. First of all, the lack of communication is essential, and he relates it to the fact that in those days people weren’t allowed to ask any questions or discuss between each other. “But I don’t think it is social to get a bunch of people toget...

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