Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

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Imagine what the world would be like with nobody knowing anything! Censorship is something many Americans don’t think about often but in other countries, like North Korea or China think about it everyday. In Fahrenheit 451 we are shown that censorship will lead to society knowing nothing about the world, lies coming from the government, and without voice in society everyone will drown your opinions with their own and no one will ever credit your opinion. While some may say censorship is good when you are trying to protect someone from information they are too immature to know or they don’t even want to know the facts, the value of having a voice is very great because censorship hides what you should know about the government, schools and our peoples jobs. …show more content…

We can post on social network about a local shooting and the whole world will know in a matter of seconds. Everyone is connected and people who believe in certain things can stand up together about it. For example when a shooting occurs parents and families can come together to create charities because, they can tell the world what happened and what it means to them. In Fahrenheit 451, the people started to censor themselves and the government noticed and started to take over the censorship. At that point anyone that noticed was to scared to speak up. “It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploration, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God. Today, thanks to them, you can stay happy all the time…” (pg