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jazz-the-spaz2012
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Why do you think Ray Bradbury would have mentioned Gandhi in "Fahrenheit 451?"

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Posted by jazz-the-spaz2012 on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 6:58 PM and tagged with allusions, bradbury, fahrenheit 451, gandhi, themes.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    When Montage escapes from the “hounds” he wanders into the woods and meets Granger.  Granger welcomes Montage into the community and introduces him to men and women who have memorized books so they won’t be lost to society.  "'I want you to meet Jonathan Swift [i.e., a person who has memorized his writing]... and this other fellow is Charles Darwin, and this one is Schopenhauer... and Mahatma Gandhi and Gautama Buddha and Confucius and Thomas Love Peacock...' "He mentions authors of all the great classics  of fiction, non-fiction, and philosophy.  Each person in this community has memorized an important book so that even though the book is burned, it won’t be lost.

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 8:24 PM