fahrenheit 451 letters part 3

From one bro to another,

            That is a really good point about the “PC culture” that America is developing, on college campuses today there are conservative speakers whose speeches are being cancelled due to the potential for offending people (this specifically happened at Berkeley among other places), and this could be one step in the progression towards mass censorship of literature similar to the sort represented in the book. As the novel shows, this would be dangerous for a multitude of reasons, one of which is exemplified in Guy’s outburst in front of his wife’s friends. If people are forced to repress their true feelings, it will lead to outbursts similar to Guy’s, and they could end up harming themselves or others. In Guy’s case, this bubbling up of emotions leads to the situation that places him on the run from the Hound and also his former colleagues. If Guy had been able to speak his mind comfortably form the beginning, he may not have burned his entire house down and then fled. I think he will go to Faber’s house and will most likely be caught by the authorities, but I do have faith that he will go down heroically in a blaze of glory and most likely will take Beatty down with him.  I think that if anyone can get him out of this situation, it is Clarisse and I still have faith that he will find her by the time the plot draws to a close. Also, it was interesting to see Mildred’s reaction to Guy’s outburst, as she quickly attempts to deny it and eventually just leaves him behind to begin a new life. That is one of the elements that stuck out to me from the scene with Mildred’s friends, the fact that they were all so willing to emotionlessly throw people and elements of their lives away. These people are all so detached from one another and I think this makes the censorship much easier as people are less willing to band together. Do you think they are conditioned not to form deep relationships? How has this affected Guy’s journey specifically?