= I propose to deceive him. Indeed I have always deceived him...

• creates emphasis and allows the speaker to take some distance with what they are saying.

TOPICS :

• Engagement and marriage

  
  

FIGURES OF SPEECH and LITERARY DEVICES :

• Double negation

• parody of anagnorisis

  
  

GRAMMAR :

• Reproach

• simple past and pluperfect

  
  

  SKILLS :

• Writing for the theatre

= I propose to deceive him. Indeed I have always deceived him...

• creates emphasis and allows the speaker to take some distance with what they are saying.

(définition)

(je fais le lien entre la notion et l’œuvre que j’étudie)

KEY Issue : How does Oscar Wilde stage his characters to mirror the Victorian society ?

OUTLINE :

I. Playing with codes

II. A reflexion on choice and influence

III. A timeless story of social individuals

TOPICS :

…

FIGURES OF SPEECH :

…

Grammar :

...

Describes mass culture and the internet long before its creation.

In a world where individuals are meant to be happy without thinking and where everybody should be alike, literature appears as weapon "a loaded gun" and needs to be erased. The world of Fahrenheit 451 is a totalitarian world where individuals are dehumanized and have lost their ability to grasp the poetry of the world.

Mildred in absorbed in her walls, she has no empathy or compassion and has become an empty person. When Montag realises he is not happy, he becomes a human again and starts quesitoning his environment.

WHAT ? (nature du document)

WHEN, WHERE and WHO ? (auteur, provenance, date - si possible)

WHY (rapport entre le document et la thématique ENCOUNTER) + lien avec l'oeuvre intégrale The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde + bref résumé ou description du document = en tout une dizaine de lignes pour répondr eà cette question.

DYSTOPIA : With his reflexion on censorship in his novel Fahrenheit 451, isn't Ray Bradbury questioning progress in a world where intellectual freedom is threatened ?

I. A criticism of technological progress

1. Giant screens making people passive

2. Earplugs isolating individuals

3. Mechanical hounds to enforce the law and control people

4. Constant and passive entertainement

Transition I-II : Criticising technological progress allows Bradbury to question the definition of progress which seems to lead to conformity.

II. The link between the illusion of progress and conformity

1. A character emblematic of progress : Mildred who nevertheless lacks empathy

2. Progress allowing totalitarian methods

3. [à trouver]

[à faire]

III. Individuality as the ultimate guarantee of intellectual freedom

CCL : Answer - [recap]

Doorway - Ray Bradbury's novel encourages us to question the nature of progress and to take distance with technology seen as the ultimate progressive expression of human evolution.

DYSTOPIA : Thus we can ask the following question : to what extent does Ray Bradbury, with his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, show us that literature have the power to expose the dangers of controlling people's minds and reducing individual freedom ?

I. A description of a dehumanised world where free-will and individual freedom have disappeared.

1. Symbolic characters : they all embody an aspect - Mildred with her addiction to screens / Clarisse showing the importance of education and the consequences of its deprivation,...

2. Interaction between characters : what they are like in a dehumanised context

3. Characters' emotions : how they are altered by a dehumanised context and how Bradbury suggests that (literary devices, descriptions for each character,...)

Transition I-II : Brabury's set of characters show a dehumanised world paralleled with a destruction of literature. Indeed literature is associated with enlightenment and critical distance.

II. Literature as a wake-up call.

1. The ultimate way to shape critical distance

2. The ultimate way to preserve one's humanity

   [trouver un 3e argument - peut-être sur la faculté qu'a la littérature de faire accéder le lecteur à une méta-langue, c'est-à-dire à un langage qui parle de la littérature elle-même, dans cette mise en abyme, Ray Bradbury prend le lecteur par la main et l'amène à se questionner sur sa propre servitude, sa propre humanité, son propre esprit critique,...]

DYSTOPIA : Thus the following question arises : to what extent does Ray Bradbury question us about what defines humanity ?

I. Dehumanisation

1. A case in point : the character of Mildred

2. An ambivalent character : Beatty

3. Montag's awakening to emotions

Transition I-II : We can notice that the characters who are not dehumanised give space to their emotions and show more empathy thanks to literature. [Je reformule pour éviter le côté émotif, empêche-toi d'utiliser des termes comme "fortunately" car tu risques d'être dans l'émotion et le jugement plutôt que dans l'analyse]

II. A hymn to literature

1. A reason to take risks and die

2. The trajectory of a character : Montag's access to his own free-will thanks to literature

3. Literature to show resistance

CCL : Answer - [il faut bien répondre à la question, ton cheminement doit t'amener à une sorte d'apothéose dans ta réflexion (tu peux bien sûr déjà savoir où tu veux aller au brouillon avant de commencer à rédiger l'introduction, mais cette apothéose arrive à la fin, une fois que tu as tout dit.]

Doorway - Proposer une ouverture.

DYSTOPIA : How does the dystopia written by Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" reflect the potential dangers of a society obsessed with entertainment and technology, and claim the importance of preserving literature and humanity ?

I. Dystopian elements in Fahrenheit 451.

1. Censorship and population control

2. Technology and isolation

3. Dehumanisation and conformity

Transition I-II : In this dystopian world, individuality and humanity are sacrificed in the name of conformity and superficiality. This oppressive reality illustrates the fragility of the human condition when essential values ​​such as individual freedom and human connections are compromised. These dystopian elements allow Ray Bradbury to convey a reflexion on progress and its implications for society.

II. A reflexion on progress

1. A futuristic world where technology has value

2. The effect of technology in Fahrenheit : a loss of critical distance

3. The consequences of a loss of critical distance : a loss of humanity

4. Technology used as a tool to control population

Transition II-III : [à faire - face à ce constat, Bradbury nous livre son espoir et la voie du salut à travers la littérature]

III. A hymn to literature

CCL : Answer - Thus, Fahrenheit 451 warns us against the excesses of modern society while pleading for the preservation of values essential to our humanity.

Doorway - It is up to the reader to draw conclusions from this dystopian vision and to think about the possible drifts of our future when realising our present shares similarities with the one depicted in Fahrenheit 451?

DYSTOPIA : What analysis does Ray bradbury provide the reader regarding the place of literature in dystopian societies ?

[une formule plus claire]

I. A hymn to literature

1. The power of literature (a weapon, resistance, the character of Clarisse)

2. The key to reach critical distance

3. Montag's enlightenment thanks to literature

Transition [à faire]

II. A dark descritpion of a dehumanised world

1. Dehumanised characters

2. The difficulty of empathic characters to survive in this dystopian world

3. A dark environment

   
   

III. Going beyond the pros and cons : a complex society

1. Apparently manichean characters - non readers

2. Apparently manichean characters - readers

3. Ambivalent characters

CCL : Answer - As a result, we can say that Ray BRADBURY thinks that literature is at the core of society. R. BRADBURY wants us to be aware of the dangers of the absence of literature. He also praises literature thanks to the characters who read and are capable of poetry.

Doorway - The questions raised by bradbury's novel have topical resonances nowadays.

I. A warning that has become a disturbing truth

1. Dehumanised individuals addicted to technology

2. Loss of thought independence

3. [trouver un 3 e argument]

   [Pour chaque argument, donne run exemple précise de l'oeuvre - personnages, procédé littéraire,...]

Transition I-II : [A écrire pour que ta pensée soit bien fluide]

II. A reflexion about progress

[ton développement ne correspond pas à la partie. Tu te contentes de lister des éléments. La question que tu dois te poser est : quelle est la réflexion que Ray Bradbury nous livre sur ce qu'est le progrès. Réside-t-il uniquement dans la technologie ? ... il faut se prêter au jeu de la réflexion, même si cela t'ennuie a priori, ce n'est pas inintéressant quand on s'y colle et tu en es largement capable.]

I - The impact of technological advances

a. Description of the dystopian technologies of the novel

b. The impact in society

c. The consequences on individual identity

Transition I-II : Thus "Fahrenheit 451" teaches us about the dangers of technology, and why it's important to keep our humanity as we move forward. Now, let's see how Bradbury shows us that books can help us deal with these problems and stay human.

II - The essential role of literature

a. Resistance through literature

b. The influence of literature on individual identity formation

III - Questioning the true meaning of progress

a. Seeking fulfillment

b. Valuing diversity

CCL : Answer -The technologies described in "Fahrenheit 451" anticipate current technological advances by highlighting the dangers of excessive dependence on technology and illustrating how it can be used to control and manipulate individuals, dehumanizing them. At the same time, the novel highlights the crucial role of literature as a guardian of critical thinking and intellectual freedom, which helps in this novel to revolt. Thus, Fahrenheit 451 warns us against the excesses of technology while affirming the need to preserve the humanistic values of fulfillment and diversity.

Doorway - Looking around us today, we can see that many technologies described in Fahrenheit 451 are no longer fiction, but have become a reality in our daily lives. From wireless headphones to interactive screens omnipresent, we live in a society where technology takes everyday a bigger place in our lives. Nevertheless, at the same time, we are also seeing the rise of the movement for the preservation of literature and critical mind in a digital world and some institutions want to regulate social media.

[Attention à ne pas sous-entendre que la Chine est progressiste en matière de réseaux sociaux car il s'agit d'un régime autoritaire qui contrôle l'information]

ENCOUNTER (dossier) : Therefore the question is : How do theses documents deal with the way individuals respond to social expectations which might influence their interactions ? [problématiser en mentionnant le dossier, le corpus, ou l'oeuvre étudiée,... bref, l'objet d'étude nous oblige à s'y circonscrire et nous protège du hors-sujet / Attention, si le plan reprend mot pour mot la problématique avec 1. la première partie de la formule, 2. la deuxième partie de la formule, cela fait prendre le risque d'un exposé informatif qui peine à construire une réflexion.]

I. The impact of technology on individuals

II. [partie pas claire]

[attention, tu reprends ta problématique dans l'intitulé de tes parties, ce n'est pas ce qu'il faut fair een littérature car tu vas patauger et faire une liste de points sans proposer de réflexion.]

DYSTOPIA : How does Ray Bradbury use literature to make us aware of the constant threat of totalitarianism in the fifties as well as in our present time ?

I. A dark description of a dehumanised world

1. A totalitarian society

2. Mass culture and manipulation of individuals

3. Shadowy individuals

Transition : [à écrire pour que la réflexion et l'enchaînement des idées soit bien fluide]

II. A visionary novel

1. Addiction to screens

2. Technology at work

   [attention, cela ne semble pas très clair pour toi, sais-tu où tu veux en venir ?]

CCL : Answer -Through his dystopian narrative, Bradbury invites us to reflect on the importance of preserving our freedom of thought and to be on the watch against authoritarian excesses that could emerge if we are not paying attention.

Doorway - [Ouvrir sur les dérives autoritaires des démocraties actuelles par exemple et sur les moyens de les dénoncer].

I. The decline of individuals' intellectual knowledge in Fahrenheit 451.

1. Screens hypnotising individuals

   [Tu n'as qu'un seul argument pour nourrir ta réflexion dans cette partie, il en faut au moins deux autres, avec des exemples tirés du roman à chaque fois.]

Transition I-II : [en ayant davantage d'arguments, elle sera évidente]

II. The dangers threatening a society in which individuals are deprived of intellectual knowledge

1. Absence of critical distance [parler du roman, chercher des exemples concrets]

2. A voluntary servitude

   Individuals are ready to fight for their servitude to which they are addicted - Mildred betrays her husband in order to keep her brain-washed life.

3. A totalitarian system

   If people are attached to their servitude, it becomes easy to control them. The attemps of resistance (as Montag's) are minor events easy to control.

DYSTOPIA : To what extent can we consider the novel Fahrenheit 451 as a criticism of consumer society ?

I. A description of a dehumanised world

1. Censorship of literature and its consequences on characters's lives.

2. A world dominated by technology and its consequences on characters's interactions.

3. A standardised environment and its consequences on characters's individuality.

Transition I-II : Through his characters, Bradbury questions the tendencies of a modernised society in the 50s : indeed, a society dominated by technology in which people don't have access to literature leads to dehumanisation. A dehumanised population is easier to control and Ray Bradbury claims the importance of literature and its power to guarantee individuality.

II. A hymn to literature

1. Guy Montag's awakening with Clarisse

2. Guy Montag's encounter with Faber

3. Guy Montag's evolution : from fireman to member of the resistance

CCL : Answer - The aim of Fahrenheit 451 is to change things, and to do this Ray Bradbury criticises consumer society by analysing human beings and their addictions, which lead them to an unsociable world.

Doorway - We can wonder whether Authors such as ray bradbury and literature in general can raise people's awareness in an already dehumanised world today.

DYSTOPIA : While depicting a dangerous world where individuals are under control, we can ask what message Ray Bradbury wants to convey his readers.

I. Characters affected by a totalitarian system.

1. Montag

2. Mildred

Transition I-II : Mildred is affected but she is not aware of it whereas Montag starts to question the system and opens himself to free-will again when he decides to keep books and read them.

II. Montague's awakening through literature

1. The role of Clarisse : opening one's eyes

2. The role of the lady who burns with her books : a revelation

3. Montag's awakening : getting one's own free-will (reading books, trying to have real conversations, finding other persons and organising resitance,...)

   
   

III. A celebration of literature

I. Visionary elements

II. Dehumanisation

III. Literature as the only way to have a reflexion

I. A dystopian society where people have no knowledge

II. A dehumanised world addicted to technology

I. A visionary novel which presents a lucid vision of humanity.

1. Physically isolated characters ( Mildred)

2. Socially isolated characters (Mildred and her screens / Montag's solitude)

3. Consequences of isolation : lack of empathy [donner des exemples du roman, la façon dont Mildred annonce la mort de Clarisse, son manque de compassion à l'égard des états d'âme de son mari,...]

4. Technology leading to mass surveillance and totalitarianism

   
   

   
   

II. A hymn to literature

1. A way to understand the world

2. A space to express feelings

3. A precious trace of our History

CCL : Answer - Ray Bradbury shows us that literature is the key to remain human and not to give way to a massive dehumanisation of society.

Doorway - We can question the impact of literature on society because every dark aspect Ray Bradbury imagined has become the sad reality of our present.

I. Censorship and critical distance ?

II. A dehumanised world

1. The character of Mildred : a case in point

2. Beatty : an ambivalent character

   [expliquer ici qu'il joue le jeu du totalitarisme et est donc déshumanisé mais qu'il est attiré par la littérature et cette ambivalence le mènera à sa perte dans la 3e partie où il meurt]

3. [à trouver - pourquoi pas élargir à la déshumanisation de la société dans le roman en donnant des exemples]

[Sais-tu vraiment où tu veux aller dans ta réflexion?]

ENCOUNTER : Trouver une problématique

I. The causes of dehumanisation

II. The consequences of dehumanisation

DYSTOPIA : [la problématique n'est pas claire]

I. Dystopian elements

II. [à définir]

I. The discrepancy between true relationships and social conventions.

II. The difficulty to be true to oneself.

DYSTOPIA : [à redéfinir, la problématique n'est pas claire]

[de fait, le plan n'est pas clair non plus]

I. A visionary novel

1. Use of high-tech in everyday life

[il faut davantage d'arguments pour cette partie]

Transition I-II : [à faire pour vérifier la fluidité]

I. A visionary novel

1. Characters addicted to screens

2. [ce n'est pas très clair]

3. [même chose]

Transition I-II [à faire]

II. Opposite characters

III. A hymn to literature

CCL : Answer - [Il faut commencer par résumer le propos, le cheminement de la réflexion, puis donner une réponse très claire à la problématique]

Doorway - [proposer une ouverture - culturelle, historique, littéraire, philosophique,...]

I. A totalitarian society

1. Censorship : literature and books banned

   [Un seul argument, ce n'est pas suffisant, il faut développer avec des exemples concrets tirés du roman]

   
   

II. The rebellion of the character of Montag

1. Going beyond what is forbidden : opening a book

2. Encounters : Clarisse, Faber

3. Rebellion and rupture

   [je me permets de cadrer ta réflexion, il faudrait développer chaque sous-partie]

[ne jamais reprendre l'intitulé de la problématique dans les parties, cela ne permet pas de construire une réflexion]

[Méthodologie à revoir]

How do fantasy and dystopia in literature challenge our understanding of society and humanity?

[Attention, tu problématises plusieurs fois, ce qui crée de la confusion. Il faut aussi éviter de formuler que l'on va réfléchir à une question centrale, cela est implicitement évident.]

[annoncer le plan dans l'introduction]

[ta problématique est générale, attention à bien circonscrire ta réflexion au roman que tu étudies]

I. A world without Literature and Intellectual Freedom

[impossible de dégager des arguments, ton propos reste très général - si tu as utilisé une intelligence artificielle pour faire le travail, cela te prouve que ça ne fonctionne pas et qu'il faut bien utiliser ta tête]

[Transition?]

II. A population under control

1. The omnipresence of mass media

2. Propaganda

3. Entertainment

[difficile de dégager le cheminement de ton argumentation]

[Transition?]

III. Alienation and dehumanisation

1. Montag's transformation contrasting other characters

2. Dehumanisation

[les sous-parties ne fonctionnent pas ici]

CCL : Answer - "Fahrenheit 451" serves as a warning against the perils of a society that fails to foster critical distance. It underscores the crucial importance of freedom of thought and access to diverse ideas for the well-being and progress of society.

Doorway - To delve deeper, it would be interesting to explore how other dystopian works or philosophical movements, such as transhumanism, also address these critical questions. By studying these related works and ideologies, we can enhance our understanding of contemporary society and explore avenues for shaping a more enlightened and balanced future.

[comprends-tu cette problématique que tu as trouvée? En effet, ton plan ne colle pas du tout à la question...]

I. Characters breaking free form intellectual stagnation

[Tes sous-parties ne sont pas claires, je ne sais pas où tu as recopié tout ça mais à mon avis tu aurais dû garder ta première version, que tu avais faite toi-même, et te faire confiance.]

Transition I-II : [à faire]

II. Visionary elements

[même chose, tu fais une liste sans propose rune réflexion, ce n'est pas clair. Encore une fois, d'où cela vient-il ?]

II. Visionary elements

I. A society of addicted individuals

[attention, tu fais une liste sans proposer de réflexion, impossible donc de dégager des sous-parties - ce que tu écris apparaît dans d'autres copies, où as-tu trouvé cela?]

Transition I-II : [à faire pour vérifier la fluidité du propos]

II. Dehumanisation

[Le plan ne fonctionne pas - The fantasy elements - c'est beaucoup trop vague, tu n'arriveras pas à proposer de réflexion.]

I. Dystopian elements

1. Technology

   [le reste n'est pas clair]

Transition I-II : [à faire en trouvant un lien logique, si tu n'y arrives pas, c'est qu'il y a un problème]

[d'où l'intérêt de rendre sont travail au fur et à mesure - tu construis tout un devoir sur une problématisation qui ne te permet pas une réflexion aboutie, ce que j'aurais pu t'indiquer il y a longtemps et tu aurais alors pu modifier]

[problématique suggérée : How does Ray Bradbury use a futuristic and dystopian context to talk about the drifts of his contemporary society?]

I. A visionary novel

1. Technology

2. Screen addiction and its consequences - the character of Mildred

[Transition ?]

II. A mirror of society

[la 3e partie ne convient pas en tant que telle, il faudrait la fusionner avec la seconde]

[il ne semble pas vraiment y avoir de cheminement, il est difficile de voir où tu veux en venir et ce que tu cherches à démontrer. La méthodologie est à revoir.]

CCL : Answer - [ta réponse à une problématique qui ne convenait pas ne permet pas de conclure sur le résumé d'une réflexion]

Doorway - [tu ne proposes pas d'ouverture]

[Il est vraiment dommage de ne pas avoir travaillé de façon à pouvoir progresser dans cet exercice difficile, c'est bien pour cela que je l'ai organisé en étapes]