Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, paints a dystopian picture of a world without books, where people are kept in line through constant surveillance and false information. Since the publication of Ray Bradbury’s iconic novel Fahrenheit 451, the issue of censorship in America has become a topic of debate. Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect, or inconvenient. This is determined by government authorities, media outlets, or other controlling bodies. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the author conveys how censorship within society can make people ignorant and stagnant of their surroundings as well as how it relates to modern-day society.
Censorship is a major theme in Fahrenheit 451. The book tells the story of a dystopian society where books are banned, burned, and outlawed. This censorship is enforced by a powerful
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The internet is a place where people can share their opinions, ideas, and feelings. It is the most powerful tool we have to communicate with each other and share ideas. However, it is also a very dangerous place to express ideas or opinions. An example of censorship in society is the government's ability to control and censor information about climate change and the effects of global warming on the internet. This article talks about it, “Pretending the problem doesn’t exist also permits agencies to ignore it in policymaking. For example, in the months before the EPA announced its repeal of the Obama administration’s central carbon pollution-reduction policy in October 2017, references to climate change were wiped from many of its websites and climate scientists were reassigned to new departments (Water, 2018).” Much like in Fahrenheit 451, society is censored from information in this case global warming. Climate change activists are plagued