The
conflict of Fahrenheit 451 is that
Guy, a fireman, wants to read and look at books, but it is against the law.
Being a fireman, who burns books; He could get in even more trouble and
possibly be killed. The cause of the
conflict is Guy’s interest in books. He becomes curious about them after being
questioned by Clarisse, his young neighbor (Bradbury 9). She made him question
why he even did what he did, and what was so bad about books.
There
are also several things Guy gained from the conflict. The main thing he gained
was the knowledge found in the books he had the chance to read. It gave him a
new insight on the world and lessons the others who had never read it had a
chance to get. Another thing Guy gained was his happiness. At the beginning
when Clarisse asks him if he was happy (Bradbury 9). Guy knew the answer was
no, and even though at the end of the book it does not seem very happy, he was
happier than without books.
There
were quite a few more losses than gains in Fahrenheit
451. The sacrifices that Guy made in order to have books and happiness
caused him to lose everything that was before home to him. He lost his wife,
because the books scared her, and he lost his house, because he was forced to
burn in with the books. He also lost his job which he did not want anyway.
Disposing the things that he loved was something he could not do. He even
killed his own boss, and someone who was formally somewhat of a friend to him,
because he had to escape the lie he was living. All in all, he lost his past,
which if he looked back on was not what he would have made his life out of now.
Although the losses overpower the gains, the gains are more powerful than the
losses.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon and Schuster,
1967. Print.
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