Fahrenheit 451 Dissatisfaction Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Part.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 "Hell!" the operator's cigarette moved on his lips. "We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had the special machines built." (1.98) |
This is the first hint we get that all is not hunky-dory in the future. But Mildred’s quick recovery also proves that such dissatisfaction is repressed, kept below the surface.
| Quote #2 "Let me alone," said Mildred. "I didn't do anything." |
Fahrenheit 451 reminds us that there are no highs without the lows. Montag can not ever be happy because he’s never been sad.
| Quote #3 "If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none." (1.627) |
It is this very lack of options that leaves Montag so unhappy. Books may be challenging, but the alternative is a brainless void – hardly satisfying to the individual.
