Censorship And Government In Fahrenheit 451

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There is government interference throughout history, and the government still interferes. The government censors what is able to be seen around the world. In Fahrenheit 451, there is censorship just as there is in society today and continues to be. The censorship for Fahrenheit 451 does not allow the people to be able to read and to educate themselves. The people are not to learn from the books, that are now to burn. Instead, the government feeds the people with the information that the government believes is useful. This is mainly interference to learn and understand literature in the community which now the government manipulates. The government analyzes everything before it releases to the world and to the people. In the forms of literature …show more content…

The television orders the people to get rid of all the books that are in possession. The television feeds the people with different kinds of information as to why it is bad to know knowledge. As well, it provides the people with information that may as well be fictional so the people believe it. In history, this involves when in the 1930’s and 1940’s, the Communications Act of 1934, congress then creates the Federal Communications by broadcast frequencies. Then, later on, it will form television indecent or profane regulation. The government took care of what the content of the records would be. It relates to televisions censor in Fahrenheit …show more content…

Mildred gets all her information from there. This would be because like in the radio, it feeds the people information. The seashells ear thimbles would not be a reliable source to receive information because the government controls it all. This in history relates to how the U.S. Department handles the sources. The government controls the information of the internet service and content. As well, the government will continue to supervise every source and content that is put on the internet. The government will be constant in control of what is available to be seen and reforce what is