Question

read the quotations below from ray bradburys fahrenheit 451. match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful.
through others we learn about ourselves.
people are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices.
if everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous.
quotation
how like a mirror, her face....
how rarely did other peoples faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?
\we need to be really bothered once in a while. how long is it since you were really bothered? about something important, about something real?\
\if you dont want a man unhappy politically, dont give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. better yet, give him none.\
\each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against.\

Explanation:

• First Quotation ("How like a mirror, her face..."): The text mentions how other people's faces reflect one's own expression and innermost thought. This is related to learning about oneself through others as others act as a mirror.
• Second Quotation ("We need to be really bothered..."): The idea of being bothered about something important (discomfort) shows that one cares about something meaningful.
• Third Quotation ("If you don't want a man unhappy politically..."): Limiting the number of choices (giving one or none instead of two sides) is about controlling people more easily as fewer choices reduce their ability to make decisions and potentially cause unrest.
• Fourth Quotation ("Each man the image of every other..."): When everyone is the same (each man the image of every other), there is no basis for jealousy as there are no differences (no mountains to judge against).

Answer:

1. "How like a mirror, her face...": Through others we learn about ourselves.
2. "We need to be really bothered...": Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful.
3. "If you don't want a man unhappy politically...": People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices.
4. "Each man the image of every other...": If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous.