Found+Poem

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 * Theme: Censorship ||


 * Quotes (or start of quote) ||  Reaction/Mood of Piece (how it fits)  ||
 * p. 94- " 'I'll let Pete do all the worrying. Not me. __I'm not worried.'__ "**__﻿__** || In Fahrenheit 451, the government censored and brainwashed the community, making them think they're happy and not worried. (sarah) ||
 * p. 23 (online book)- " '__Will you turn the parlour off?' he asked. 'That's my family.'__ 'Will you turn it off for a sick man?' 'I'll turn it down.' She went out of the room and did nothing to the parlour and came back. 'Is that better?' " || Mildred refusing to turn off the parlour shows her (and many other people's) "addiction" to the technology. (sarah) ||
 * p. 184- " 'They're faking. You threw them off at the river. __They can't admit it.'__ " || The police not giving up on a chase and framing an innocent bystander shows what lengths they will go to to keep the people's "trust." (sarah) ||
 * p. 30 (online book)- " 'My uncle said the architects got rid of the front porches because they didn't look well. But my uncle says __that was merely rationalizing it__; the real reason, hidden underneath, might be they didn't want people sitting like that, doing nothing, rocking, talking; that it was the wrong kind of social life. || This shows that the government even changed the physical form of houses to prevent people getting ideas. (sarah) ||
 * p. 9- " '__You think too many things,__' said Montag uneasily." || This quote shows Montag recognizes Clarisse as a threat to society, but doesn't want to turn her in. It also shows that people in Fahrenheit 451 don't think at all and Clarisse is an exception. (sarah) ||

They can't admit that was merely rationalizing it, They can't admit they're lost. They won't admit they're killing the world, And they won't admit they're burning, Burning at almost no cost. (sarah)

I'm tired of listening to this junk, pg. 31 It didn't come from the government. pg. 27 Burned a thousand books, and a woman. p.23 Rumors about hate, Nothing you can teach or believe. pg. 31 (Online Book) (Ashley)

They hide the truth with a whisper in the dark Crushing memory in place "I don't know" replied the book-burners To the question of freedom Falling from the future dawn with a glowing light (yiyi)

There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, Pg.27 but on the far end of the line; it's citizens that are the fifth, Pg.34 line of defense in a censor filled world, (Scattered throughout Burning Bright) to protect the thoughts of the minds that have been whirled, (Scattered throughout The Hearth and the Salamander) by the governments lies and decet, of a world past thought to be a myth. (Scattered throughout The Hearth and the Salamander) (Zack)