conformity

Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury makes the consequences of conformity clear. It is only natural to assume this is because of the themes importance in the story. That a large group of people dedicated dto a hive mind can only lead to negative things.

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• "'Well,' said Beatty, 'the crisis is past and all is well, the sheep returns to the fold. We're all sheep who have strayed at times.'" (115)
• "The important thing for you to remember, Montag, is we're the Happiness Boys. the Dixie Due, you and I and the others. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought. We have our fingers in the dike. Hold steady. Don't let the torrent of melancholy and drear philosophy drown our world." (66)

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• "You're not like the others. I've seen a few; I know. When I talk, you look at me. When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. The others would never do that."

THE SENTENCE