"Dover Beach"
By Matthew Arnold
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Ægean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
Nick Entner
ReplyDeleteI think that the end of the novel fahrenheit 451 had an ending that was a shock for all. I think that the society shown in the novel is something similar to ours. The fact that a lot of innocent people die in the war at the end was very surprising. I think that this novel can show us what not to become. We need change. A lot of bad things are happening in society and nothing is being done to change that. I think that he also used the poem in the novel to show a contrast and show something different. He wanted to show another side to the story. I think this novel shows a lot and it shows what could happen if we stay on this same path.
Jacob Moore
ReplyDeleteI found the ending of fahrenheit 451 to be confusing and satisfying. The reason for it being confusing is the part when montag makes it to the campfire with the men because they just happen to be there. I know that Faber tell montag to go there but I feel like they don't just sit by this fire all day and night. The reason for the ending being satisfying is that they almost got a chance to rebuild society after the explosion which is nice because montag gets to live a somewhat normal life. I think the reason why the poem “Dover Beach” was used is because it explains the tide and how its like a cycle which compares to how the city was destroyed and they have to start all over again.
Griffin Littlewood
ReplyDeleteI liked the ending but it was all very prompt. They just went right into a whole entire new society right after they had just lost theirs to bombings from the government. The government uses this to show their power to the people. I believe the poem Dover Beach is because it is almost like a summary to the book the whole gloomy idea and the idea of the destruction of the city.
Suhani Karki
ReplyDeleteMy final thoughts of the book are at the end of Fahrenheit 451, is that I like how at the end of the book, Montage lives a peaceful life with a group that is dedicated to memorizing books. In my opinion, the novel Fahrenheit 451 is a somewhat realistic future scenario book because some of the aspects in this science fiction story are more or less already true today, like the internet, and the TV, which makes this book appealing to most readers.
Ray Bradbury used the poem "Dover Beach" in his book because it relates to the society that is in Fahrenheit 451. The poem states that the world used to be protected by faith and trust, but now there is nothing left in the world but lies. This relates to Montag's society that he grew up in and how once upon a time people could read books all they wanted, but now, his community isn't allowed to know the past from books.
Dylan Brenner
ReplyDeleteMy final thoughts on the book was that the book was good, but sometimes confusing and hard to read. Montag lives in a society where the people are kind and love to read and memorize books. After the explosion they were close to building a new society which would of been nice for Montag because she would of gotten to live another life. The poem “Dover Beach” by Ray Bradbury relates to the book Fahrenheit 451 because there societies are very similar and have much in common. They both relate to how they were protected by something for Montag it was books taken away from him.
At the end of Fahrenheit 451 Montag escapes the city and joins a group of survivors who refused to give up books and have been enlightened. In the poem "Dover Beach" brings up the ignorant or the non-enlightened that clash and wants you to surrender to one idea and one belief. He makes a strong point in the poem by giving examples of war-torn building and clashes.
ReplyDeleteFinal Response: I've been catching up a lot on this book lately and I really liked it because it relates to today's society and the restrictions we might have in the future that might seem crazy but might come true. Some things that came true that he wrote about that is right in someway is the advancement of technology that we rely on it daily like our phones. Back when he wrote this book he did not know there was going to be smartphones. I also like how in the end it symbolizes no matter what there will be a group of people that will be enlightened.
Celia Hoffman
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot that happens at the end of the book, but I think in a way they are all good things. The ending of Fahrenheit 451 relates a lot to Dover Beach by Mathew Arnold. The poem says how the world used to be sheltered by trust and faith, but it turned into lies, just like the dystopia in Fahrenheit 451. I don’t think it was fair for every innocent person to die in the war, but I think that Montag, Granger and the other homeless men have a chance to start over again. I think the author thought that Montag’s world needed a change and he also may think that is true for our world. I think if Ray Bradbury saw our world today, he would think that we needed to make the same changes as the society in Montag’s world. Although we haven’t gotten that bad yet, we are definitely on that path, unless we can put down our technology and be in the present. The bombing at the end of the book was a new beginning for Montag’s world and I don’t think we need that extreme of an adjustment, I think we need someone like Montag who will defy the normal standards we have set.
Shruthi Saravanan
ReplyDeleteFahrenheit 451’s ending was rather positive, Montag didn’t reach the first goal that he originally had but due to all the risky and dangerous event he went through and managed to still stay alive, I think the ending he received was really good. Instead of being in that dull society or having to run around the city being chased by the machines and people who want him dead being able to travel to short distance places with people who are all similar to you and have the same opinion was a very lucky thing that happened to Montag. Overall I saw Montag have a huge character development from the starting to the end of the book and by the end became a person who is completely enlightened now and has come “out of the cave”.
The poem “Dover Beach” By Matthew Arnold relates to Fahrenheit 451 because the poem helps describe the type of society they are in. It talks about how great things were and how they all changes to become more bad and upsetting. This is similar to how people were able to think and come up with a story which can, later on, be published as a book which people can read. Though now they have taken that away from the people and left no individual knowledge left for them.”Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night”. It also talks about how people and continuing to live a simple life without thought and knowledge while a whole war would be happening right outside of them, though they would never think and stop to notice it.
Anthony Dimuzio
ReplyDeleteThe ending of fahrenheit 451 shows that everybody can change. I am saying this because everybody in the story did not want to read books and if you read a book you were punished for it. After montague escapes the society he joins a new society and is a changed man. The new society that he is in is different from his last. In this new society you have more free thought and you can read books. Fahrenheit 451 relates to Dover Beach because they focus on two different societies and the differences between them.
Yasmiin Ali
ReplyDeleteMy final thoughts on the novel are that the end was my favorite. It showed that Montag was not alone in his mindset that books are good for the world. He got to live a peaceful life with the people he met. The book was based on books being extinct and how that would change the future of the world. The author showed futuristic elements into the story like the internet and TV.
The poem "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold was used in this novel to show the similarities they have. The poem says how the world used to be sheltered by trust and faith, but it turned into lies, just like the dystopia in Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit 451 shows what could happen if we decide to not allow people to think on their own. I think Ray Bradbury used this poem to showcase the way books can open a person's mind just like it did for Mrs. Phelps.
Dowol Lee
ReplyDeleteMy Final thoughts on Fahrenheit 451 is that it was my favorite book out of the ones we read. It was short and sweet and easy to read. It was interesting to see the predictions of the past go into what is happening in our world now. I liked the ending and how it was positive. Montag didn’t have to live in an oppressed society. The thing I liked the most was how Montag went through a huge character development. I liked how ray Bradbury used people and events to change Guy Montag’s view on life like the woman who burned with the books and Clarisse
Ray Bradbury uses the Dover Beach in Fahrenheit 451because they both relate to each other since they both mention how the lies are covered with fake peace and joy. This directly relates to Fahrenheit 451 because the world was also like this. “Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are here as on a darkling plain. Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.”
Evan Lin
ReplyDeleteI liked reading Fahrenheit 451. It's a short story with a nice plot. There is a lot of descriptive language, especially during the chase scene. Sometimes the dialogue transitions, and it is difficult to tell who is talking after the transition.
Dover Beach is included in Fahrenheit 451 because of how much it relates to the plot of the story. The description in the poem also describes the place that the book takes place. Like "The Sea of Earth", the books in Montag's world were loved and cherished by the people,"But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind". The poem, while not directly related to the book in any way, is a representation of how Montag feels about the books.