Question

read the quotations below from ray bradburys fahrenheit 451. match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests. through others we learn about ourselves. discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful. if everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous. people are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices. 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:

• The first quotation “Now like a mirror, her face... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?” implies that through others (their faces acting as mirrors) we learn about ourselves (seeing our own expressions/thoughts).
• The second quotation “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?” shows that being bothered (discomfort) can be about something important/real (meaningful), so discomfort can show care for something meaningful.
• The third quotation “If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.” indicates that limiting choices (giving one or none instead of two sides) makes people easier to control (less worry/unhappiness politically which can be a form of control).
• The fourth quotation “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.” means if everyone is the same (each man the image of every other), there's no jealousy (no mountains to judge against which could cause jealousy as in comparing and being jealous).

Answer:

1. “Now like a mirror, her face... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?” → Through others we learn about ourselves.
2. “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?” → Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful.
3. “If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.” → People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices.
4. “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.” → If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous.